Question 1

What childhood experiences lead to The Accommodator?

Accepted Answer

People with The Accommodator dating style often experienced: Abusive parent, Being a "golden child", Child custody battles, Chronic illness or disability in the family, Chronic manipulation, Critical parent, Divorced parents, Dysfunctional family, Emotional abuse, Emotional neglect, Emotionally distant or unavailable parent, Gaslighting, Inconsistent parenting, Indifferent parent, Invalidating parent, Lack of love, Manipulative parent, Nagging parent, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic parent, Narcissistic sibling, Needy parent, No safe adult to turn to for emotional support, One parent frequently absent, Parent working long hours/multiple jobs, Parental emotional unavailability, Parental favoritism toward other siblings, Parents separating or divorcing, Punishing parent, Rejecting parents or family, Reverse-parenting/parentification, Scapegoating, Scolding, verbal abuse, put-downs in the family, Self-centered parent, Shame-based parenting, Sibling favoritism, Sibling receiving preferential treatment, Sibling rivalry, Sibling with severe mental health disorders, Siblings with health or behavioral issues, Toxic family, Toxic parent, Toxic parenting, Unavailable parent, Unloving parent, Unpredictable parent, Unreliable parent, Withholding parent

Question 2

How does childhood trauma create The Accommodator patterns?

Accepted Answer

The Accommodator develops as an adaptive response to specific childhood experiences, helping individuals cope with difficult family dynamics.

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