Pyschology & Trauma

Overview

 A mother’s childhood experiences shape how she parents. (Idea of the abuse become the abuser)

•  Attachment theory: early relationships affect emotional bonding later in life.

•   Her daughter’s independence or needs may feel threatening.

• Projection: People sometimes place their unwanted feelings onto others.

• The daughter’s youth or success can trigger jealousy.

• Society often values women based on: Youth/ Beauty/ Marriage/ Motherhood

•  The Feminine Mystique

• If a daughter has more freedom or opportunity then the mother may feel proud but also envious.

• Cultural comparisons between women

• In unhealthy family systems a mother may see her daughter as competition. Which can happen in narcissistic parenting dynamics.

• Instead of seeing the daughter as separate, she may see her as a rival.
  
  

● Depression/ Personality disorders/ Low self-esteem/ Intergenerational trauma

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