Tag: family scapegoating abuse
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Scapegoating, Narcissism, and Reactive Abuse
Reactive abuse is when someone who is a victim of abuse (family scapegoating abuse, in this case) reacts to the abuse in such a manner that if an outside person were to be a fly on the wall observing, it would make it look like they, and not the perpetrator, are the abuser.
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June 2023 Newsletter – FSA Education
Welcome, new subscribers! I’m including my latest video, which reviews 16 experiences that came up frequently while conducting my original research on what I eventually named family scapegoating abuse (FSA). By the way, these 16 experiences are included in my book Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed; I do expand upon what I wrote in this particular…
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Scapegoating as Family Betrayal (Video)
Abuse of any type can result in the victim experiencing complex trauma and betrayal trauma, which can in turn lead to dissociation….
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Cutting Ties With Scapegoating Family: A Trauma-Informed View
In this week’s article I share one of the biggest myths about going no contact with family and how I handle issues related to ending contact with scapegoating family members in a trauma-informed manner.