Guilt

You normally don’t spend time around people you don’t like, but with your toxic family member you feel like you have to. This is usually because they have emotionally blackmailed you into thinking you need to be around them. They make you feel bad when you don’t come around them to the point that you feel obligated to. For instance, they will let you know how your gamma is doing (even though it’s completely their fault no one comes to visit them), and so you feel like you have to be the one who shows compassion.

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