⚔️17 Ways Abusive Parent Trauma Affects Your Relationships

All or Nothing Walls

Come Here, Go Away

When love feels real only when it hurts

Driving without a GPS

When making your own choices feels unsafe

Going to the Opposite Extreme

Loving and Hating Intensely

Loyal to Your Abusers

When defending your abuser feels like love

No Playbook for Love

When You're Really Lost—Just Like All Those Times Before

Same Dance, Different Partners

Sex as a Movie

The Accommodator

When putting others first feels like the only way to be loved

The Advocate

The Passenger

When going along for the ride is the only option

The Performer

When Opening Up Feels Dangerous

The Radar Always On

When constant scanning for danger feels like calm

The Rescuer

The Skeptic

When Good Things Feel Like a Trap

Wounded by Betrayal