3 Ways Your Childhood Might Impact Your Adult Relationships
How your past affects your future.
“The childhood shows the man, As morning shows the day.”
- John Milton, ‘Paradise Regained’.
Have you ever thought about how your childhood background influences who you bond with and how well those relationships work?
Your childhood is always with you; how you were raised is deeply connected to how you interact with your partner. This might be in obvious ways (like when you eat the way your parents did) or in more subtle ways (like when you unconsciously repeat emotional patterns from your family).
If you were lucky enough to grow up in a healthy environment with loving family members who encouraged you and taught you how to develop healthy relationships, you generally have a higher chance of being surrounded by loving and supportive relationships as an adult.
However, if you grew up with toxic parents who were critical and invalidating, then you may have internalized these behaviors as an adult. This can influence the way you behave in relationships, cause you to struggle with self-doubt and make poor relationship choices.
