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5 Toxic Family Dynamics That Shape Who You Become

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In this video, a licensed therapist explains 5 toxic family dynamics that often begin in childhood and continue to affect adult relationships, emotional health, boundaries, and self-worth. These family patterns are common, deeply ingrained, and frequently misunderstood as “normal,” even though they can cause long-term emotional harm.

You’ll learn about:

• Parentification and how it leads to hyper-independence and people-pleasing.
• Triangulation and why it creates indirect communication and conflict avoidance.
• Guilt tripping and how it erodes boundaries and self-trust.
• The silent treatment and its impact on anxiety, attachment, and self-esteem.
• Lack of boundaries in families and how it affects identity and emotional safety.

This video helps you identify unhealthy family dynamics, understand where they come from, and recognize how they show up in adulthood. Many people struggle with emotional regulation, people-pleasing, fear of conflict, or difficulty setting boundaries without realizing these patterns were learned in their family system.