Tolerating Abuse is Incredibly Unhealthy

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Why is Dee hanging on to relationships with family members who are destructive and abusive? Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day, brought to you by Vibrients Super C serum, the skincare product I use twice a day.
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0:23.5	Z, welcome to the program.
0:25.4	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:26.1	Thanks for taking my call.
0:28.1	You're welcome.
0:29.4	So tell me what's going on.
0:31.5	I am going to do my best.
0:33.1	I have been listening to you and I feel like I am very similar to you where I don't really have
0:39.0	a problem addressing people. I often will say things that most people won't. So this situation
0:46.3	involves my family. It's, you know how families are. Most of them are just functional. And
0:53.3	this one in particular has had its
0:57.8	experiences of issues along the way, but this,
1:01.4	this issue right here right now that I'm looking for help
1:05.0	and advice, because you had said something earlier
1:07.0	that really resonated with me about addressing someone.
1:10.4	And I have no problem addressing my parents, well, my mom, my dad, I did today, and I thought,
1:18.0	I think that you would have been proud of me.
1:20.4	And I don't get back what I want from addressing the situation. He wants, my father wants to basically fix everything between the siblings.
1:31.2	Okay, Dee, I just want to make sure you got the rest of my point.
1:34.8	You should address people, but not assume it's going to change them.
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