How Do You Deal With A Dysfunctional Family?
People who come from a dysfunctional family experience trauma and emotional pain, which affect their ability to live happy, fulfilling lives. They are forced into unnatural roles that deplete their self-esteem. Many feel inexplicably drawn to repeat the behaviors of dysfunctional family members, or they are attracted to people who embody the characteristics of abusive family members. If you live with verbal, emotional, and physical abuse, follow the steps below to deal with a dysfunctional family. Begin dealing with a dysfunctional family by accepting the family dysfunction. Family dysfunction takes on a life of its own. In order for the dysfunctional family to continue its unhealthy behavior, people in the family remain in denial of the dysfunction. They make excuses for abuse and enable family members at the cost of their own self-esteem. By accepting the family dysfunction, denial cannot exist anymore and denial is one of the main symptoms of family dysfunction. By accepting the fam
