EXAMPLES OF DESTRUCTIVE EARLY ENVIRONMENTS 1. One of your parents was abusive, and the other was passive and helpless. 2. Your parents were emotionally distant and had high expectations for achievement. 3. Your parents fought all the time. You were caught in the middle. 4. One parent was sick or depressed and the other was absent. You became the caretaker. 5. You became enmeshed with a parent. You were expected to act as a substitute spouse. 6. A parent was phobic and overprotected you. This parent was afraid to be alone and clung to you. 7. Your parents criticized you. Nothing was ever good
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