Quotes Tagged With :dysfunctional

If we want to improve, first we have to recognize our own maladaptive coping skills, called codependency,....

Loss of social standing is an ever-present threat for individuals whose social acceptance is based on....

Another preoccupation fed into this dynamic relationship between discovery and denial: does sexual abuse....

...the state of perfection is an elusive goal; demanding something so obscure as almost unattainable....

Awkward silences rule the world. People are so terrified of awkward silences that they will literally....

It is hundreds of tiny threads of memories, which sew people together through the years. Despite, their....

It's my opinion, with some people, just knowing they are alone, living inside of their own miserable,....

You did not invent these family habits. Your family is like mine, for thousands and thousands of years....

With improved coping skills forged through my midlife crisis, I now listen first and do not control,....

Attitudes and ignorance” about (any type of) abuse can be passed down through the generations. It is....