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How to Spot Truly Toxic Behavior (And What to Do About It)
Trauma Therapy, Relationships & Boundaries, Emotionally Immature & Toxic Behavior Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 8/14/25 Trauma Therapy, Relationships & Boundaries, Emotionally Immature & Toxic Behavior Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 8/14/25

How to Spot Truly Toxic Behavior (And What to Do About It)

If you’ve ever felt confused, guilty, or emotionally drained around someone close to you - this blog breaks down the real signs of toxic behavior.

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Holiday reminders, scripts for boundaries, and ways to meet your needs too during this time! Happy holidays everyone ✨ #holidayboundaries #boundaries #therapistsofig If you’re exhausted, resentful, or quietly overwhelmed -⁣ ⁣ You might not be “bad at boundaries.”⁣ ⁣ You might just be over-functioning in the name of love, safety, connection or belonging.⁣ ⁣ You probably learned doing more was the
How often do you leave a convo and feel you gave more then you received?⁣ ⁣ Or relationships that feel one sided.⁣ ⁣ It this is often for you, here are some signs you’re carrying more than your share of the emotional labor!⁣ ⁣ #therapistsoninst Trusting yourself isn’t lost - it’s just buried under years of survival mode. ⁣ ⁣ Your intuition didn’t disappear or go away it’s waiting for space, safety, and softness to be heard again!⁣ ⁣ #intuition #selftrust #therapistso ⁣ If you’re always bracing for something bad to happen right when life finally feels calm, this is from being conditioned!⁣ ⁣ When chaos was familiar, safety can feel suspicious.⁣ ⁣ Nothing going wrong ironically triggers a fear in you and a s
Sometimes the patterns that exhaust you now… are the ones that once kept you safe and protected. ⁣ ⁣ Now it’s about understanding where they came from, what they protected you from, and learning new ways to feel supported, connected, and High functioning codependency shows up as having it all together on the outside - fixing, being the supportive friend, always dependable.⁣ ⁣ But internally there’s a lot of pain. A lot of deeply internalized beliefs about where your worth comes Your window of tolerance is the optimal zone where you can effectively connect with others, function best, think rationally, and manage life’s stressors!⁣ ⁣ It’s important to have awareness of your window. In therapy you can learn your tr

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