A toxic parent's actions can seem obvious in hindsight, making you question why you didn't see how wrong they were when you were young. But there are actually a lot of things you won't remember if you had a toxic parent, and it's the absences that…
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Dr. Amy Fuller
onto Mental Health & Emotional Wellness November 23, 2023 10:54 AM
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This phenomenon is explained in Dr Schnarch’s book Brain Talk. Repeatedly being exposed to traumatic mind mapping causes a breakdown in a child’s ability to mind map their parent and the capacity to mind map other people is impacted. This is why people end up marrying people similar to their toxic parent.