When you’re the scapegoat
Were you the scapegoat in your family? Understand what it is and why you were marked for a life of hardship.
by: E.B. Johnson
If you grew up the scapegoat in your family, then chances are you grew up hard and fast. It’s challenging being the emotional punching bag everyone is given license to punish. It’s difficult to be looked down on and dismissed your entire life, but you can turn all of that around in time. You can improve your life (and your outlook) when take a step back so that you can step into yourself and a future filled with love and acceptance.
How the scapegoat gets chosen.
Becoming the scapegoat in a narcissistic or abusive family is no accident. It’s a targeted campaign to destroy someone who has been deemed — in some way — a threat to the family group. This may be through sensitivity, a type of “otherness” or a refusal to play along with abuse and injustice as it’s targeted toward you.
Being vulnerable
More often than not, the scapegoat is the person perceived to be the most vulnerable in the family or group. Now, this has nothing to do with physical strength. This is all about mental and emotional duress. It’s no coincidence that most often the scapegoat…
