19 Relationship Patterns From Growing Up with Dysfunctional Family
Explore how dysfunctional family childhood experiences can impact your relationships. Each style represents common patterns that develop as protective responses to early life challenges.
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Come Here, Go Away 🌊
When love feels real only when it hurts
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Guarding Against Heartbreak ✋
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Hypnotized to Believe You're Damaged Goods 🫵
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Loving and Hating Intensely 💓
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No Playbook for Dating 🔥❄️
When Unpredictability Feels Like Home
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Same Dance, Different Partners 💃🕺
When chasing unavailable love feels like home
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The Accommodator 👍
When putting others first feels like the only way to be loved
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The Advocate ⚖️
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The Caregiver 👐
When taking care of your partner feels like being loved
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The Chameleon 🦎
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The Emotional Absorber 🧽
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The Invisible Child 😶🌫️
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The Mirror 🪞
When You're a Master at Meeting Others' Needs
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The Peacemaker 🕊️
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The Rescuer 🩹
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The Skeptic 🙇♀️
When Good Things Feel Like a Trap
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The Stoic 🪨
When feeling nothing feels safer than feeling too much
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The Vanishing Act 👻
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