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How Unresolved Sibling Rivalry in Childhood Leads to Co-dependent Adult Relationships

By |2025-10-01T13:09:46+00:00October 1st, 2025|Anger Management Counseling, co-dependency, Couples Counseling, Family of Origin Counseling, Insecurity Counseling|

Unresolved Sibling Rivalry - the narrative of the co-dependent adult couple “I hate it when Bianca makes me feel small and incompetent, but I’d feel like a terrible person if I abandoned her,” said 35-year-old digital advertising consultant, Javier. “I hate it when Javier won’t let me out of his sight and taunts me [...]

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Sibling Rivalries in Adulthood May be Due to Invisible Childhood Trauma

By |2017-07-05T22:45:55+00:00February 27th, 2013|Anxiety therapy, Family of Origin Counseling, relationship issues|

Blake got away with everything and Aaron was sick to death of having to pick up the slack for the sake of the business. He wanted to quit so that his parents would get a real taste of what it would be like without him, but a sense of loyalty and commitment stopped him from walking out and starting his own business- something he had thought of doing several times before, especially when he felt unfairly burdened by the weight of Blake’s nonchalance. For the rest of that week Aaron kept reminding his parents about how hard he worked and how much responsibility he took on. He wanted them to make things more equal between him and Blake but they just palmed him off with a pay raise or luxury travel vouchers. He felt that they favored Blake and expected him to carry his younger brother on his back.

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