5 Types of Dysfunctional Family Dynamics

We are family, I got all my dysfunctional members and me! Wait, that's not how the song goes! Here are 5 Types of Dysfunctional Family Dynamics.

References:
Ubaidi, B. (2017). Cost of Growing up in Dysfunctional Fmaily. Clin Med International Library,3(3). Retrieved June 27, 2018.

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Intro: Surey Camacho
Script: Catherine Huang
Voice Over: Lily Hu
Animator: Daniela Ramirez
Project Manager: Wendy Hu
Community Manager: Priscilla Cha, Nicole Pridemore
Producer: Psych2Go

[Psychgo]

Even if your family is dysfunctional, you are important family to the Psych2Go community <3. Thank you for always being so kind and supportive to each other in the comments! Let's continue to uplift each other :)

[luciidtears]

*when you thought your family was normal until you find out your family is most of these*

[vigy]

It's really hard seeing people say good things about how my mom is really nice, but really they have no idea what my mom is like when it's at home.

[ademi]

The saddest thing is growing up thinking your family is normal

[audreylmao]

Me: my family isn’t dysfunctional...

Psych2Go:I’m about to end this whole mans career

[flipChoco]

Watching this made me realise I have an emotionally distant family. I have so much trouble expressing myself, especially to my parents. I find it hard to tell them certain things, like I think I have social anxiety, but I don't have any courage to tell them that. I have low self esteem on how I look and of my academic skills, and I find it so hard to make new friends and hold conversations. I'd rather stay alone and quiet in my room all day. We never do anything as a family anymore. We dont even eat together at the table. I think because of this, i have anxiety when i eat in public or at tables with other people. My mum has always been very distant from me. We never hug, we never hold conversations, i never talk to her about anything, and she always got on my nerves throughout my childhood. She acts like a child. She was always right apparently. My mum doesn't care about what I do. There is no relationship. I still need to love her though, she is my mum after all
Sorry this comment is a mess i dont know how to express and articulate my thoughts.

[Leuthian]

....My family is emotionally distant....

[ashleygood-lang]

My dads house is emotionally detached and my mom makes me feel guilty for her emotions

[jaz]

Me: *General Anxiety*
Mom: *Bipolar disorder*
Dad: *Drug abuse*
Me: I mean yeah my family is pretty good..

[snomme]

Me: 1, 2, 3, 4.... I had a very unusual life, I'm the oldest of 7, both parents did drugs, DCFS never took us away because parents knew how to work the system, sold food stamps for drugs, we were homeless alot, I took care of the younger kids all the time and worked jobs starting at 8 (paper route, then corn detasseling until I was of legal age to work)... All the while, I was on honor roll and getting straight A's. My mom wanted me to drop out in high school to take care of my siblings even more, I refused so she abandoned me.

I was homeless on my own, going to high school, working a job, living in a car

Anyways, fast forward to today and I'm half way through my masters degree. I'm in my mid-20's

I want to help other children who face what I faced

EDIT: I want to share as well that if you struggling, you aren't alone... Even if you don't "feel" like you can overcome it, you just have to believe you can. Finding a good therapist helps ;)

[iforgottbh]

This page is slowly healing me. I’m glad I can just type this. Frankly, I cry a lot when you guys hit home.

[zeroisntreal]

Psych2Go: They use fear as a tool.
Me:
My dad with the belt:

[mista_ruby]

I can 110% agree w/ no.1 & 4, I don't understand why parent(s)/guardian(s) think that using dictator mentalities would be the "answer to everything".

[polabluenails]

Mine is a mixture of 1, 4 and 5. I'm constantly tired, angry and discouraged to improve my situation. I think about dying all the time, but I don't do it because I don't wanna hurt myself more

[freshdenver]

Im 35..seeing this confirmed my feelings, sad even as adults we can't be together

[ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

I've always been the scapegoat in my family.

[coolchococassandra]

You forgot the Cliche Gacha Life Family. This is where there is two parents and two children. The parents always favourite one child, spoil them, reward them for nothing, etc. and the other child is used as a servant. This is a 100% REALISTIC family and should be taken seriously. It happens a lot in the Gacha Life Dimension.

[foxsmith]

My family is partly all 5, my father is insecure, cowardly, arrogant, selfish, passive, aloof, unintelligent, uneducated, mediocre, and alcoholic. My mother is bipolar, controlling, manipulative, overprotective, over-nurturing, submissive toward my father, often depressed, and overly emotional. This is possibly the worst combination to raise a boy. My two older sisters are exactly the same as each of my parents. They are each the polar opposite of each other which causes constant arguing and tension. I've been to seven different schools in less than nine years because of my father's stupid choices. I became isolated, depressed, and eventually developed social anxiety. I repressed all my feelings all these years and now it's eating me alive. The worst part is that they think my mental problems aren't justified, that as long as I was physically healthy I have nothing to complain about. They don't understand how their actions effected us and still won't acknowledge that they were wrong. My family is toxic and I need to get away from them in order to rebuild my life.

[saryjackson]

I've been watching these videos lately, trying desperately to figure out my life. I'm really bad at explaining my feelings, and everything in general. So I'm using these as a way to figure out what's actually wrong with me, because I'm unable to actually talk to anyone. So, thank you.

[charzleal]

its so scary that my family related to more than one of these