Parentification's Lasting Impact on Adult Lives
Explore how childhood parentification creates lasting patterns of people-pleasing, boundary struggles, and relationship challenges. Discover the hidden costs of growing up too fast and practical steps toward healing.
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When children are forced into adult roles too early, it creates a ripple effect that can last for decades. They often develop a 'role-self' instead of their authentic self, becoming so focused on meeting other people's needs that they lose touch with their own identity.
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