Psychology of People Who Don't Talk to Their Family

The Psychology of People Who Don't Talk to Family

This one's about something people don't talk about enough—what it's like to cut off contact with your family. Not because you hate them, but because you're exhausted from being the only person trying to fix everything.

If you grew up feeling like the adult in the room while actual adults fell apart around you, this is going to hit different.

We're talking about what happens when you spend your childhood solving problems that weren't yours to solve. When you could read the room better than kids twice your age. When you became hypervigilant just to survive the chaos at home. And why some people eventually make the brutal choice to walk away from the people who raised them.

What we cover:

The psychology of hypervigilance and how growing up in dysfunction literally rewires your brain

Why kids who "had it together" often struggle the most as adults

How emotional neglect works (even when parents aren't abusive)

Why going no contact isn't about revenge—it's about finally choosing yourself

The guilt, the grief, and why "they did their best" doesn't cancel out the damage

This isn't about villainizing anyone. Your parents probably aren't monsters. They were probably doing the best they could with what they had. But you're allowed to acknowledge they hurt you. And you're allowed to choose yourself, even if it breaks their heart.

For everyone who became wise before they got to be carefree—this one's for you.

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