Victims of verbal forms of abuse will often be terrified of confrontation, and so as they grow up, will attempt to avoid ...

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For example, feeling irritable or overwhelmingly fearful can be signs of stress. Stress, defined as emotional tension ... And a 2023 study involving older adults found that elevated stress reduced ...

Not all dysfunctional families involve physical abuse or extreme neglect ... psychologist who wrote the bestselling book "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents," told Business Insider ...

This emotional attachment, known as a trauma bond, develops out of a repeated cycle of abuse, devaluation ... a child and an abusive caregiver or another adult a hostage and kidnapper the leader ...

PAD patients reported higher levels of disturbed childhood environments, particularly separation, and physical and emotional abuse; childhood anxiety disorders; and adult personality disorder.

Nonetheless, we must remain vigilant for signs that they may struggle in ways we haven’t yet understood. When shocking news emerges, like the recent case of a high-achieving adult child accused ...