Interesting Psychology Team
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Question of
When I was young, my parents:
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Took lots of pictures of me and told everyone how special I was
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Seemed interested in my activities and cared about my feelings
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Ignored me or got annoyed when I wanted attention
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Dominated conversations and made everything about them
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Embarrassed me or criticized me constantly
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When I had an accomplishment, my parents:
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Praised me and made me feel really proud
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Congratulated me and celebrated my achievement
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Seemed disinterested or minimized my accomplishment
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Took all the credit and talked about how it reflected well on them
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Pointed out mistakes or flaws in my performance
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When I was upset, my parents:
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Validated my feelings and comforted me
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Listened supportively and tried to understand
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Ignored me or told me to stop being dramatic
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Got annoyed that I was ruining their mood
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Told me I was too sensitive or overreacting
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Question of
When I talked about my dreams for the future, my parents:
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Encouraged me to pursue my passions
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Offered realistic feedback but supported my goals
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Seemed bored and quickly changed the subject
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Tried to sabotage my plans if they didn’t align with their hopes
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Laughed at my ideas or told me I would fail
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Question of
When I disagreed with my parents, they:
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Respected my different opinion
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Had calm discussions to express our views
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Shut down the conversation immediately
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Lectured me until I gave up and agreed with them
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Punished me harshly for daring to challenge them
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Question of
When other people complimented me, my parents:
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Felt proud and praised me too
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Agreed I deserved the positive feedback
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Seemed annoyed the focus wasn’t on them
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Took the credit themselves for my accomplishments
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Found a way to criticize me instead
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Question of
When I made a mistake, my parents:
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Helped me learn from it and move on
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Disciplined me fairly but with understanding
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Used it as proof I would never amount to anything
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Ranted about how I embarrassed them
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Called me names or inflicted cruel punishments
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Question of
My parents showed interest in my life by:
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Regularly asking about my thoughts, feelings and activities
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Attending my events and knowing my friends
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Only paying attention when it benefited them
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Wanting to know every detail to live vicariously
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Snooping and controlling everything I did
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Question of
My parents were most focused on:
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Nurturing my emotional needs
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Making sure I felt secure and loved
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Their own lives and interests
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Their image and what others thought of them
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My flaws and controlling my behavior
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Question of
When I went to them with a problem, my parents:
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Patiently helped me find solutions
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Offered caring advice to help me
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Minimized my concerns and told me to handle it myself
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Found a way to make it about them instead
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Berated me for bothering them with my issues
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Question of
My parents showed affection by:
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Regular hugs, praise and saying “I love you”
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Quality time, acts of service and thoughtful gifts
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Affection was not really part of our relationship
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Constantly telling me how great they were as parents
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Controlling everything I did in the name of “love”
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Question of
When I spent time with other families, I noticed:
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My friends’ parents treated them similarly to my own
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My family seemed stricter than most
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My friends’ parents were more involved and interested
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Other parents were less obsessed with status and image
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My friends had more freedom and were not belittled like I was
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Question of
As an adult looking back, I believe:
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My parents did the best they could and made some mistakes
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My parents were a bit flawed but overall loving
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My emotional needs weren’t a priority in my family
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My parents used me to feel valued about themselves
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My parents were toxic, narcissistic and abusive
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