Complex Father-Daughter Dynamics
Ashley reflects on her father's absence due to incarceration and the impact it had on her self-image and relationships. She grapples with the evolving nature of their connection as she transitions from childhood to adolescence, highlighting the complexities of father-daughter dynamics in challenging circumstances.In this clip
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Can you provide insights on how to address the feelings stemming from my childhood experiences with my father, who tortured and abandoned my mother and me?
I have a question about the episodes 967: Dad's Years of Abuse Have Come Home to Roost | Feedback Friday and Family Abuse Revealed, as well as episode #807 After Dark: One Thing After Another and Breaking the Cycle. It's so hard. I realized that my dad was just nice to me while knocking on the door to get something from me. But as soon as he noticed that I wasn't going to open and that his emotional manipulation didn't work, he started calling me the worst things he could think of and became extremely aggressive. I think this was his true face. Was it just him being hurt, or was it something else? I don't think so.
In the episode #284: Breaking Free from Toxic Friendships with Violet Benson and the clip Uncovering Childhood Patterns, I realized that my dad was just nice to me while trying to get something from me. But as soon as he noticed that I wasn't going to open the door or that his emotional manipulation didn't work, he started calling me the worst things he could think of and became extremely aggressive. I think this was his true face. Was it just him being hurt, or was it something else?