16 Experiences Common to Family Scapegoats – Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) Education

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May 21, 2022May 28, 2022Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT, CCTP16 Experiences Common to Family Scapegoats, FSA Recovery, Recovery16 Replies

One of the most common phrases I have heard from clients over the past 20 years practicing as a licensed Psychotherapist and certified trauma-informed Coach is, “I’m done!” “I’m done” can mean many things. Therefore, my first question is always, “What are you done with?” Are you done with fawning and submitting as a means…

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June 5, 2020June 27, 2022Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT, CCTP16 Experiences Common to Family Scapegoats, C-PTSD, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Family Scapegoat, Family Scapegoat Book, Family Scapegoating, Narcissistic Abuse, Psych Central, Scapegoat Child Experiences, Scapegoat Recovery, Scapegoat Signs4 Replies

This article was originally published on Psych Central as an advance preview of my book on family scapegoating abuse (FSA), Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed. To comply with current publishing requirements, I am no longer able to offer portions of this book for free online and the article has therefore been deleted (it is available as…

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Moira on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) and the Family Projective Identification ProcessOctober 3, 2022
Thank you Rebecca. I definitely experienced profound emotional neglect. But I’m coming to see I also experienced FSA. But it…
Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT, CCTP on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) and the Family Projective Identification ProcessOctober 2, 2022
It sounds like you were scapegoated but also experienced profound emotional neglect. And yes, scapegoating can happen in any dysfunctional…
Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT, CCTP on Divorcing a Covert Abuser: When Your Family Sides With Your ExOctober 2, 2022
Hi Moira, we are still gathering data on the empath in families that scapegoat, but thus far my research indeed…
Lynn on Divorcing a Covert Abuser: When Your Family Sides With Your ExOctober 2, 2022
Far out yes I’m just discovering the extent of this after a random comment made by mum last year that…
Moira on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) and the Family Projective Identification ProcessOctober 1, 2022
I don’t think either of my parents were narcissists but my father had a drink problem and was very selfish.…