Scapegoat, Lost child, Mascot, Hero. Which were /are you? Expound if you feel up to it.

Peaches · F

OMG, this brings back memories of my college days. I took a class on dysfunctional families, there's one or two more I believe but can't remember? I was the funny one that tried to make everyone laugh at home. We grew up in a family where no one ever really knew each other. You weren't suppose to feel, touch, or EVER say what was really going on!!! I hid behind jokes and as much laughter from friends as I could find to cope.🎭

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berangere · 80-89, F

@Peaches Some memories remain for ever fresh in our mind,mostly those that have not been adequately delt with.It takes as little as one or two narcissists in a family to turn it into a dysfunctional one.In my "family" there were more!

Peaches · F

@berangere Taking that college class stirred up so much pain for me! 😢I also learned a lot and am thankful, no pain no gain I suppose.

berangere · 80-89, F

@Peaches Yes, healing can often means going through a lot of pain.

Pinkstarburst

I think friends and family see me as a hero but the truth is I'm nothing more than a very lost child.

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SW-User

@puck61 I may be quiet and a little reserved..I may mumble some..but,I am just another weirdo trying to find another weirdo to share life with...

puck61

@SW-User And we didn't even need lots of beer! Hooray!

SW-User

@puck61 Yes, hooray...I don't like it anyway!

sogdianrock · 61-69, M

hi puck61
Emotional dustbin is a role defined in Family Therapy.
Best wishes
:)

Peaches · F

@sogdianrock Yes, it needs sweeping out the door!💥🚪

ravenwind43 · 51-55, F

I don't know. I think I was lost a bit in my 20's.

NeuroticByNature · 41-45, F

Lost child

puck61

@NeuroticByNature You seem to have come through with flying colors! The lost child has the roughest row to hoe and is most likely to commit suicide in my opinion. It's sad that some people have to 'clam up' to survive or keep some semblance of sanity.

NeuroticByNature · 41-45, F

@puck61 i dont think it was anyones fault. My childhood wasnt bad but I am weird and always was.

puck61

Yeah. I can see what you're saying. I grew up in some weird shit, but in some ways, I was very fortunate too. I was a proud oddball, and probably would have been either way.

Spoiledbrat · F

I'm none of those. I had parents and grandparents who loved me.

SW-User

[i]Used to be[/i] a scapegoat...

puck61

@SW-User I was the mascot / scapegoat. The family dynamic kind of allowed for that 'cusp'.

ExquisiteCorpse

None of the above.

AlmostAnAngel · 100+, F

Lost Child long ago...:(

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