Dear Sybersue discusses how difficult family dynamics can be sometimes. This difficulty can negatively impact your personal life when there is continual drama.
You can keep trying to make things right. Constantly dealing with unhealthy family dysfunction, abandonment, or alienation takes a big toll on your heart. It also affects your self-worth.
This causes a boomerang effect on many other decisions you make daily, which can become a big problem! It can also interfere with your love relationships and your confidence.
Family doesn’t always have to mean “blood related.“ There are other loving people you can surround yourself with.
Holidays or special occasions don’t have to be lonely. This is true even if you have lost loved ones or have become estranged from family members. You are not alone, as there are many other people dealing with this same scenario.
Don’t get caught in a vicious circle of “living with the toxic drama.” You will have difficulty getting away from the toll this takes on your well-being. So many people think they just have to accept this behaviour, because it’s family. If it is causing you to be unbalanced and very unhappy, you need to alter your life choices.
The more you put yourself into this unloving environment the more you will dwell on it. This will become the foundation of your soul. You will always feel lost and unaccepted.
You are not defined by who your family is or how they act.
Surround yourself with others who have an open heart. Don’t spend time with people who shut you out. I promise you will be happier!
I know this from personal experience.
Susan McCord @ The Dear Sybersue Talk Show
