Guilt can feel like proof that you’ve failed, even when you’ve only set a boundary or made your own decision. This article explores how controlling parents create that pattern and how children can separate guilt from responsibility.
Growing up with a toxic, controlling, and emotionally abusive mother can affect self-worth, guilt, relationships, boundaries, decision-making, and trust long into adulthood. This article explains how those patterns can continue and where recovery may begin.
“Are you angry with me?”, “Did I do something wrong?” or “What if I’m really not good enough?” - Questions like these are the result of anxiety that we have…
