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Where Does Resentment Come From (And How to Heal It in Your Relationships)
Relationships & Attachment Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 9/4/25 Relationships & Attachment Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 9/4/25

Where Does Resentment Come From (And How to Heal It in Your Relationships)

Resentment doesn’t make you a bad person - it’s a signal. Learn where resentment comes from, what it’s telling you, and how to heal for healthier relationships.

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Happy Thanksgiving 🧡🤎⁣
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A gentle reminder you don’t have to be the peacemaker, the fixer, or the emotional buffer today.⁣
You just get to be human. ⁣
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And that gratitude & thankfulness doesn’t take away from the struggles! We can Thanksgiving is basically the Olympics for people-pleasers.⁣
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Family, food, travel, noise, old patterns - it all gets activated at once.⁣
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If you catch yourself over-explaining, over-apologizing, scanning people’s moods, or trying to keep the So many over functioners grew up managing the emotional temperature of every room you walked into.⁣
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Not because you wanted to… but because you had to.⁣
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If you still notice yourself scanning for tension, smoothing things over, or stepping i
Every year I give some reminders that the holidays can be quite overhelming and stressful! So much pressure to feel jolly and grateful, lots of plan, extra family time, highlighting of where you feel you were “supposed to be.”
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ESP for p Here are some small tangible ways to give yourself a little kindness 💕 esp around holidays and seasonal changes - be good to yourself!!! You deserve it #selfcompassion #therapistsofinstagram #selflove Resentment is often the last line of defense after we’ve over-given, over-functioned, or ignored our own needs.⁣
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It’s not a failure - it’s information.⁣
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It’s a signal to come back to yourself.⁣
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Same with bitterness, simm Inner child work is about giving yourself the validation, compassion, and needs you didn’t get growing up.⁣
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It’s also about permission to be a kid again and play and just have fun!⁣
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Here are some mantras if you’re doing this typ Avoidant attachment isn’t just being “distant” or even “cold.” ⁣
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It’s a nervous system going, “Closeness feels good… but also too much and too overwhelming.”⁣
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You can care deeply about someon

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