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When Kids Have to Act Like Parents, It Affects Them for Life

By Cindy Lamothe — 2017

Some people who have to be responsible for their siblings or parents as children grow up to be compulsive caretakers.

Read on www.theatlantic.com

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Healing the Wounds of the Past

The cynical backlash against the success of the personal growth movement is both frustrating and painful for John Bradshaw, the psychologist and author who coined the term “inner child” and popularised the phrase “dysfunctional family.”

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The Irish Times
1999
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John Bradshaw, Self-Help Evangelist Who Called to the ‘Inner Child,’ Dies at 82

Mr. Bradshaw found fame with books and television shows proposing that emotional and psychological damage experienced in childhood was the root of adult ills.

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William Grimes
2016
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The Long Shadow

If the threats we encounter are extreme, persistent, or frequent, we become too sensitized, overreacting to minor challenges and sometimes experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

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Jeanne Supin
2016
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The Second Assault

Victims of childhood sexual abuse are far more likely to become obese adults. New research shows that early trauma is so damaging that it can disrupt a person’s entire psychology and metabolism.

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Olga Khazan
2015
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6 Ways That a Rough Childhood Can Affect Adult Relationships

Dissociation from oneself has long-term implications for who we become.

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Grant Hilary Brenner
2017
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Dysfunctional Family Relationships

Many people hope that once they leave home, they will leave their family and childhood problems behind. However, many find that they experience similar problems, as well as similar feelings and relationship patterns, long after they have left the family environment.

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Brown University
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How Your Mother Can Improve Your Love Life. ~ Mark Wolynn

When you think of your mother, does your heart open with compassion or tighten with resentment? Do you allow yourself to feel her tenderness and care? The way we receive our mother’s love can be similar to how we experience love from a partner.

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Mark Wolynn
2013
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Addiction Is a Response to Childhood Suffering: In Depth with Gabor Maté

The Fix Q&A with Dr. Gabor Maté on addiction, the holocaust, the “disease-prone personality” and the pathology of positive thinking.

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John Lavitt
2016
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Addiction Rooted in Childhood Trauma, Says Prominent Specialist

Dr. Gabor Maté, a well-known addiction specialist and author, spent 12 years working in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a neighborhood with a large concentration of hardcore drug users.

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Rob Waters
2019
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