Setting the Boundary Is Only Part One: What Most Cycle Breakers Miss
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of setting boundaries with parents who have narcissistic or borderline personality disorders and the common pitfalls cycle breakers face.
You finally set the boundary and for about five seconds you felt proud of yourself. Then your parent pushed back and wished you could take it all back. When you have a parent with narcissistic or unmanaged borderline personality disorder, boundaries don't land the way you were taught they would. These types of parents are emotionally dysregulated, rely on you to manage their feelings, and read your boundary as a threat. It's why so many cycle breakers quietly decide boundaries jus...
People in this episode
Host: Torie Wiksell
Topics covered
- boundaries
- narcissistic parents
- borderline personality disorder
- cycle breakers
- emotional dysregulation
Keywords
- boundaries
- narcissism
- borderline personality disorder
- cycle breakers
- emotional management
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