8 Hidden Habits in Your Family That Reveal Deeper Dysfunction Than You Ever Imagined
Dismissing someone’s feelings can happen inadvertently, but when it becomes a common family dynamic, it creates an environment where you learn that opening up isn’t safe or worth the effort.
Over time, you might bottle your emotions and hesitate to express anything genuine for fear of ridicule.
From what I’ve seen in my counseling sessions, this pattern often starts in small ways but escalates with each family interaction.
Perhaps you’ve noticed that no one ever apologizes or that they pivot the conversation to something trivial when things get too “real.”
