Question 1

What childhood experiences lead to Going to the Opposite Extreme?

Accepted Answer

People with Going to the Opposite Extreme dating style often experienced: Abusive parent, Addiction in the family, Alcohol abuse in the family, Alcohol and or drug addicted parent, Being a "golden child", Child custody battles, Chronic manipulation, Chronic parental absence due to work, Critical parent, Cruel parent, Depressed parent, Divorced parents, Domestic violence, Drug abuse in the family, Emotional abuse, Emotional neglect, Emotionally distant or unavailable parent, Emotionally unstable parent, Family history of extreme poverty, hunger, cold, displacement, homelessness, Gambling addicted parent, Gaslighting, Hunger, Inconsistent parenting, Indifferent parent, Invalidating parent, Irresponsible parent, Lack of love, Long-distance deployed parent, Manipulative parent, Nagging parent, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic parent, Narcissistic sibling, No safe adult to turn to for emotional support, One parent frequently absent, Paranoid parent, Parent who experienced child abuse, Parent who experienced childhood trauma, Parent who experienced concentration camps, Parent who experienced displacement, Parent who experienced domestic violence as a child, Parent who experienced exploitation as a child, Parent who experienced forced migration, Parent who experienced genocide, Parent who experienced loss of a parent as a child, Parent who experienced neglect as a child, Parent who experienced parental abandonment as a child, Parent who experienced pogroms, Parent who experienced race riots, Parent who experienced refugee camps, Parent who experienced revolution, Parent who experienced sexual abuse as a child, Parent who experienced terrorist attacks, Parent who experienced violence, assault, rape, Parent who experienced war, Parent who was institutionalized or placed in foster care as a child, Parent with anorexia and eating disorders, Parent with bipolar disorder, Parent with borderline personality disorder (bpd), Parent with chronic anxiety, Parent with chronic mental illness, Parent with extreme paranoia, delusions, or conspiracy beliefs, Parent with mental health issues, Parent with obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd), Parent with post-partum depression, Parent with schizophrenia, Parent with self-harm or suicidal behaviors, Parent with undiagnosed or untreated personality disorder, Parent working long hours/multiple jobs, Parental abandonment, Parental alienation, Parental emotional unavailability, Parental favoritism toward other siblings, Parents separating or divorcing, Parents with conflicting work schedules, Physical abuse, Physical violence, Poverty, Psychotic parent, Punishing parent, Rejecting parents or family, Scapegoating, Scolding, verbal abuse, put-downs in the family, Self-centered parent, Severe poverty, Sexual violence, Shame-based parenting, Sibling favoritism, Sibling receiving preferential treatment, Sibling rivalry, Sibling with severe mental health disorders, Siblings with health or behavioral issues, Toxic parent, Toxic parenting, Traumatized parent, Unavailable parent, Unloving parent, Unpredictable parent, Unreliable parent, Unsafe parent, Violent parent, Withholding parent, Work-addicted parent

Question 2

How does childhood trauma create Going to the Opposite Extreme patterns?

Accepted Answer

Going to the Opposite Extreme develops as an adaptive response to specific childhood experiences, helping individuals cope with difficult family dynamics.

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