7 Signs Your Family Is Toxic (But You Keep Making Excuses)

Your body has been trying to tell you something about your family that your mind keeps excusing away.

If you feel a knot in your stomach before family gatherings, if you walk on eggshells around certain relatives, or if you feel completely drained after every interaction – this isn't normal. It's not "just how families are." Your discomfort is data.

In this video, we explore 7 signs your family is toxic, even when they insist they're not:

• Walking on eggshells around them
• The energy shifts when they arrive
• They are never wrong
• Charming in public, cruel in private
• Their love comes with conditions
• Your feelings are always wrong
• You feel drained after every interaction

These aren't the obvious signs. These are the quiet ones that make you feel crazy because nobody else seems to notice. The ones that have you questioning your own reality while everyone around you insists everything is fine.

Your nervous system knows the truth. That tightness. That dread. That exhaustion. It's real. And you're not too sensitive. You're not overreacting. You're finally listening to what your body has been screaming all along.

You deserve relationships that don't require you to constantly monitor your words, rehearse conversations in your head, or recover for days afterward. Family is not supposed to feel like survival.

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