Question 1

What childhood experiences lead to The Skeptic?

Accepted Answer

People with The Skeptic dating style often experienced: Abusive parent, Being a "golden child", Childhood trauma, PTSD, C-PTSD, Chronic manipulation, Chronic parental absence due to work, Critical parent, Dysfunctional family, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Inconsistent parenting, Invalidating parent, Long-distance deployed parent, Manipulative parent, Nagging parent, Parent who experienced child abuse, Parent who experienced childhood trauma, Parent who experienced domestic violence as a child, Parent who experienced exploitation as a child, 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 sexual abuse as a child, Parent who experienced violence, assault, rape, Parent who was institutionalized or placed in foster care as a child, Parents with conflicting work schedules, Punishing parent, Rejecting parents or family, Scapegoating, Scolding, verbal abuse, put-downs in the family, Shame-based parenting, Toxic family, Toxic parent, Toxic parenting, Traumatized parent, Unpredictable parent, Unreliable parent, Work-addicted parent

Question 2

How does childhood trauma create The Skeptic patterns?

Accepted Answer

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

Tools & Learning

🙇‍♀️ The Skeptic: When Good Things Feel Like a Trap

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