More individuals are choosing to go no or low contact with their parents after enduring emotional abuse and boundary violations. This decision is often made after years of attempts to repair harmful relationships, filled with complex emotions. Emotional harm, including manipulation and invalidation, can leave lasting scars. Many have reached a breaking point where boundaries are consistently ignored by parents. Going no or low contact is a choice made by those seeking to prioritize their well-being and mental health, often misunderstood by outsiders.
Emotional abuse or manipulation isn't 'just how they are.' Boundaries shouldn't be ignored or weaponized. Healing sometimes requires distance, not more effort.
Many adults who go low or no contact have endured emotional harm that was likely never acknowledged, let alone repaired.
If you're someone who's made (or is considering) this decision, you're not alone, and you are worthy. Here are five of the most common-and often overlapping-reasons adults are choosing low or no contact with their parents.
One of the reasons adults go no or low contact is when their parent consistently ignores their boundaries, even after those boundaries have been clearly and respectfully stated.
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