Revictimization Why Bad Things Keep Happening To You?

<p>Connect with fellow survivors and access free resources: https://linktr.ee/lifeisloveschool<br> <br> Freud coined the term “repetition compulsion” to describe the puzzling phenomenon where an abuse victim repeatedly puts themselves in situations that replicate the distress they experienced in an earlier life.</p> <p>This might look like:</p> <ul> <li>You were physically abused as a child, and later your partners were also violent towards you.</li> <li>You were abandoned or neglected as a child, and you date people who similar ignore and reject you.</li> <li>You grew up as an invisible child, and you end up in adult relationships where you similarly feel unseen and unheard.</li> </ul> <p>This strange compulsion to date abusers continues until the victim notices the patterns and consciously works on healing themselves.</p> <p>In this episode, I provide 9 reasons to help you understand why childhood abuse survivors tend to get revictimized in adult relationships and provide insights on how you can heal yourself, so you do not get victimized again.<br> <br> If you enjoy the episode, subscribe so you get notified when new episodes become available!&nbsp;</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/life-is-love-school/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/life-is-love-school/support</a>