Psychology of the Parentified Child | Why You Grew Up Too Fast

Описание: You are so mature for your age. 🥀
​To a child, this sounds like a compliment. But to a psychologist, it is often a red flag for Parentification.
​If you grew up mediating your parents' arguments, raising your siblings, or being the "therapist" for emotionally immature adults, you weren't just a "good kid." You were a victim of role reversal. You learned that to be safe, you had to have no needs.

​In this video, on MindNest, we explore the trauma of the "Mini-Adult":

​The Latchkey Connection: Why Zillennials and Gen Z are most susceptible to this trauma due to the breakdown of the traditional family structure.

​The Physiology of "Maturity": How your nervous system got stuck in High-Functioning Anxiety (Fight or Flight) to predict your parents' moods.

​Compulsive Caretaking: Why you feel physically uncomfortable when someone tries to help you.
​The Cure: How to write your "Resignation Letter" and start Reparenting your inner child.

​You have been an adult for 20 years. It is finally time to be the child.

​👇 Watch Next:

​The "Zillennial" Generation (Why You Feel Lost): [   • Psychology of Zillenials (1993-1999) | Why...  ]

​The Psychology of "People Pleasing" (Fawn Response): [   • Psychology of 'People Pleasing'  ]


​REFERENCES & CONCEPTS:
​1. Parentification (Role Reversal)
​Boszormenyi-Nagy, I. & Spark, G. M. (1973).
​The Concept: When a child is forced to take on the emotional or practical responsibilities of a parent, leading to a loss of childhood and "Compulsive Caretaking" in adulthood.
​2. Complex PTSD & Hyper-Vigilance
​Pete Walker, M.A.
​The Science: Children who grow up in chaotic or emotionally neglectful homes develop a "Hyper-Vigilant" nervous system, constantly scanning for danger (or a parent's bad mood) even when they are safe.