Tag: parentification
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Contribution is the need to give beyond yourself — but ACONs were forced to give without receiving. In narcissistic families, children often carried adult responsibilities or gave endlessly to maintain peace. Healing means learning to contribute from fullness, not emptiness, and discovering the joy of service that doesn’t drain you. The sixth human need is…
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TL;DR Parentification forces children to grow up too fast. In narcissistic families, children are often made responsible for meeting the parent’s needs — emotional, practical, or both. This role reversal is called parentification, and it leaves deep scars of guilt, anxiety, and lost childhood. Childhood is meant to be a time of growth, play, and…