Multiple Personalities Support Group
Dissociative identity disorder is a diagnosis described as the existence in an individual of two or more distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. At least two of these personalities are considered to routinely take control of the individual's behavior, and there is also some associated memory loss,...
Please chime in:
Can a person be a terrible parent and still be a good person?
I'm not trying to be ridiculous here, but I guess in my mind family is number one, and I cant really make the ledgers balance if a person thinks they are a good person because they treat others in the world kindly, but are not good to their family.
And this is way too judgment based for me anyway, I don't like to judge things as good or bad, right or wrong.
I just think ... basics are basics, if you aren't getting them right, how can you get the rest of it?
Thanks for the really kind words. And for the insight on narcissism, which I haven't studied all that much. But I have studied sociopaths! Anyway, your kinfpd words have brightened my day, so I hope the universe sends yoiu chocolate, or pizza, or something that makes you happy!
Just wanted to throw in that the personality of a person might also have to do with "good/bad" parent ideologies. MBTI personality, or other modalities might stress different values or needs for a person, so my mother.s instinct and drive might be something very different than what I consider important. Some peoples priorities are different than mine and that isn't bad, just has consequences in the relatiinship
indeed you can "love others from a distance" when necessary to protect and provide self care...do we not need to love and nurture self in order to be there for others?
there is a concept called "Healthy Detachment" that I have used at times with my own family...in other words , i took a physical and emotional break from my own toxic family relationships in order to heal and grow...now I can be around my family without allowing there own issues to affect me...mind you , this was after many years of support groups and my own therapeutic work
This is when it benefits people to grow up in a larger family community....if you have many generations and extended family close at hand, I imagine everyone could help out with mental health days and it might seem less obvious that one person is hiding from the toxics!!