Many individuals shared their experiences of going no-contact with toxic parents. Emotional manipulation and abuse were recurring themes. Specific instances included being threatened or stalked, an inability to change after years of hurt, and extreme actions taken by parents that led to a final decision. The emotional toll of these relationships profoundly affected once trusting individuals, leading them to break ties entirely for their mental health and well-being.
"I went no-contact with my dad. He had always been emotionally manipulative, especially after my parents divorced when I was 9. But the last straw was when it was Christmas Break during my senior year of high school. I was supposed to spend Christmas with him, but I did not want to spend it with him. He then proceeded to CALL THE COPS ON ME. A 17-year-old."
"Having been emotionally abused by my father my entire life, my mother died suddenly, leaving us alone together. Never did I know what a horrendous being he really was until then. I tried for two years, looking after him, but he turned my entire family against me, revealed an affair he'd been having, stalked me, and, the very last straw, destroyed the power of attorney document he'd had me sign years ago."
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