9 Signs You're In A TOXIC FAMILY SITUATION |Psychotherapy Crash Course

Sometimes walking away or putting up strict boundaries is the only way to overcome a negative and unhealthy family dynamic. For more on this topic, watch my recent live chat: https://studio.youtube.com/video/8Wxaws7qShQ/edit

What’s weird is they act like they dnt realize they’re the problem lol

Listen to Tamara and don't fall for their ploys: Guilt, Blame, Shame and Obligation. If you need to get away from your family for your mental health, do it!

Don't let them know where you live or where you work

You can tell some family members what a family member is doing to you. The toxic family member has been doing bad things to you for quite some time. Crossing boundaries and other things. When you do tell other family members about the behavior of that particular toxic family member towards you, it's like they don't really take your complaints seriously. As if you should continue receiving bad behavior from the toxic family member. It is insanity. When you decide to not speak or be around the toxic family member, other family members may contact you to stay in contact with the toxic family member (in some way or form). It's like some people care more about the family image than what you are going through. Which is extremely horrible and toxic. If someone is treating you badly, you need to stay away from them. Don't let others shame you to continue to get abused. Yes, I agree with Tamara. Family isn't everything.

All I can say is, when you’re finally FREE … STAY FREE … going back only gets worse!! Been there, done that … still healing. Literally, they will NEVER change & it hurts but it’s truth !! SAVE YOURSELF! Give them over to God & be at PEACE.

The less people you tell, the better.

BIG FAMILY 💖 trust me, it's possible for you to be the ONLY one to have to break away from a toxic family environment. Generational trauma is real. Be sure to work on yourself, like you are now 😊

Moved. New phone. New email. No contact.gone

I walked away from my parents and my sister ended up walking away from me because she didn’t agree with my decision. She also has bi polar disorder which is clearly caused by a dysfunctional childhood. She can’t even acknowledge her own trauma. Sad.

I literally just walked away from my family and I don’t think they even know it yet! I’m graduating from college this year and my family doesn’t support me in any way possible. They never ask about classes or anything. I left my hometown (Nashville, Tennessee) and literally every single time they say they are coming to visit we will plan out a date and I would take it off and right before them coming they will make up a false excuse on why they can’t come. It’s been going on for years. I’m giving my graduation tickets to my mother in law and step father in law because they are so supportive and always show interest in my life and what I have going on. Never once had to beg them to come and spend time with me. Never once had to bed for love and support and they show interest in me. That genuine love. I’m to the point of a parent calls me I will watch the phone ring and not call back. Last time I seen my father he spoke to me and I walked right past him like he didn’t exist and he started crying. My mother is the narcissist and it’s always someone else’s fault not hers and I’m done. I’m done with the jealousy envy and hatred fake love whatever you want to call it but I’m gonna enjoy the rest of my life in peace and happiness and if someone disturbs that they are out too!

I cut off a lot of people from my life the latest are my in-laws and I’ve never been happier and more peaceful my true family are my wife,daughter,son in law and my grandchildren it’s all I need ❤️🙏🏽✊🏽

I got them all. Finally first time in 38 years I can sleep and breath and I didn't have an anxiety attack in a whole year. My nerve system gave up on me 2 years ago and that was the first time I realized I must find my freedom.

This explains exactly what is going on with my family. I stopped some months ago to talk with my toxic parents. My mom always played the part of the victim...my aunt sent me a message saying that I should call my grandma because she (and all the other family members) are always asking about me. Funny how they started to "care" about me only when I moved to France, but for years they never sent me a message or visited me when I was living in Italy, nor since I'm here in France. I hate the fact that my aunt is trying to make me feel guilty saying: oh you know your grandma is getting really worse with her dementia. It's disgusting...I hate my relatives, especially because when I suffered from depression and my parents were treating me like shit, nobody asked me if I needed any help and they were all supporting my parents

This is what happen to me. My family has been so toxic and ignorant. Im mixed race and I called my grandma out on the racism that runs in our family and she tried lying about it and I doesn’t remember all the racist things her and other family members have said over many many years. So my grandma went to my aunt and uncle crying victim. The started blowing up my phone. Text message after text message and call after call while I was at work and when I told them I was at work they demanded through text that family is family and that I needed to answer the phone. I’m a caregiver and I can’t just put my client aside to answer the phone. Anyway my aunt (by marriage) sent a text saying I was pathetic. A few weeks go by and my cousin their son who I haven’t heard from in many years calls me randomly and left a voice message saying how he loved and missed me and was hoping to catch up soon. I know they had him call so I’d feel guilty and fall back into the family. He hasn’t talked to me in years because of the horrible things they make up about me. I never called him back. It’s been over a year sense I have talked to any of them.

U have spoken nothing but the truth. Fam many times are the worst ppl in our lives. I've been so Blessed being away from my DNA relatives. They have been a thorn in my side for many decades.

I walked away. Best decision ever. It still hurts sometimes because I miss them but being around them isn’t worth it.

I walked away from my mother 2 years ago. She went to every one i know explaining why its really all my fault. 😢 .. i never had a dad and loved her very much. I still love her. Problem is she never loved me or maybe just resented us. This is my question tho. Im divorced and have been single for a few years. When i date someone new they always seem to want to connect me back with her... why? As if its not ok for us to NOT have a relationship. It makes me feel unsafe with them instantly. Am i overreacting?? I feel like people who are surrounded with people who love and support them will never understand growing up in a world where that doesnt exist.

The part where you said certain family members want the control thereby creating a triangle that makes it hard for you to get the support you need!... That's exactly what my so-called Uncle has done! I've completely BLOCKED HIM and choosing to live a toxic-free life!😊

I'm walking Away........they just don't know it....