Estrangement
Estrangement Ideology – Part 39. Issendai: Shaping The Narrative
A look at Issendai's and like-minded writers' influence on the transmission of language and ideological framing in estrangement dynamics.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 38. The Grandparents
The consequential cut-off of grandparents: A self-perpetuating cycle of disconnection.
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Estrangement Ideology — Part 37. Sibling Relationships
How Estrangement Ideology shapes sibling dynamics.
Estrangement
Estrangement Ideology – Part 36. Emotional Fragility and Avoidance
How emotional fragility is reinforced in online forums to allow Estranged Adult Children to avoid doing the hard work of developing emotional resilience.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 35. estrangement vs Estrangement Ideology
A personal reflection illustrating the distinction between estrangement fact and Estrangement Ideology framework.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 34. Online Forum Psychological Profile
Estranged adult child online forums have a psychological profile of their own—how is this manifested?
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 32. The Unfillable Void
How the demand for unachievable and ill-defined "accountability" and a "full apology" creates a void that may never be filled.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 31. Rewriting History
Differing versions of history become a weapon wielded on both sides of the estrangement divide.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 30. Got Any Flying Monkeys?
How pop-psychology constructs a villainous support network to justify "no contact."
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 29. What Role Neurodiversity?
What role does neurodiversity play in Estrangement Ideology and family breakdown?
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 28. Cleaning Home: A Multi-Dimensional Exploration
The one-dimensional image Estranged Adult Children have of their parents is a lie—parents are much more than they see or acknowledge.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 27. The Cultural Revolution and the Modern Denouncement of Parents
A salutary warming on how ideological conformity can lead to dire consequences.