1. I also find that people often mislabel as guilt what is actually sadness about a bad situation, or having sympathy for others. For instance, “I feel guilty about moving on” can mean “I feel sad about all that has happened. I feel sad and disappointed that my siblings are still stuck in my destructive family dynamics; and that we don’t have a close relationship.”
http://blogs.webmd.com/art-of-relationships/2011/07/childhood-abuse-the-lasting-effects-on-families.html
2. These kinds of family dynamics can leave people feeling traumatized all over again. Siblings might ostracize a man who expresses anger toward a father who beat him. A mother might deny her daughter’s stories of being sexually abused by her father or grandfather; or she might blame the daughter for the abuse. Responses such as these invalidate a person’s experiences and create new struggles in adulthood.
http://blogs.webmd.com/art-of-relationships/2011/07/childhood-abuse-the-lasting-effects-on-families.html
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