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Dr. Stevens

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If you were raised in a dysfunctional household, can you still have a healthy relationship?
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If you were raised in a dysfunctional household, can you still have a healthy relationship?

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Berthena

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I really think you can be in heathly relationship. Because you have seen some much in your younger life time, that you're going to make sure you don't fall through the cracks and repeat history of what you with through. Having Chist in your life will help you make the right decision.

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Lisa-Strayer

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Yes? You must allow yourself to leave the past behind and seek out a place to start healing those wounds.  Since you cannot change the past, learn to make small changes at first.  Then, as you get stronger, start dropping off that old baggage piece by piece and leave it behind.  That old baggae and really corrupt your future relationships.  I strongly believe that, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me" (Phil 4:13).  God can and he will take any situation and turn it around on your behalf. Therefore, I believe anyone can rise above their circumstances if they want to achieve a better way of growing, sharing and living.  Just have faith in God!

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shaheed

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that depends on if you want a healthy relationship or not.i was raised in a few dysfunctional households, but i won't blame any of that for anything i've ever done, that's a pussy way out.i've had my share of females but that's because I didn't want to settle down. when i found the person i wanted to be with, then i started doing the things that need to be done to  nurture and maintain a healthy relationship, and if that's what you truly want, then there should be no excuse for you not to have one.

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JAREM

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I THINK YOU CAN HAVE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP IF YOU WERE RAISED IN A DYSFUNCTIONAL HOUSEHOLD. I FEEL THIS WAY BECAUSE BEING RAISED IN A DYSFUNCTIONAL HOUSEHOLD YOU KNOW HOW YOU MAY HAVE FELT AT TIMES AND YOU WOULDN'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO EXPERIENCE THAT. IF YOU REALLY LOVE THE PERSON YOU WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE RAISED ONE WAY DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T CHANGE. PEOPLE THAT WERE RAISED THIS WAY WANT BETTER FOR THEMSELVES AND WILL DO JUST ABOUT WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.



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Shamar Ashley

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Yes, I believe that a person raised in a dysfunctional home can have a healthy relationship.  I believe that as we grow into adulthood and are able to make our own concious decisions that it is up to us to decide weather or not we want to grow and learn from our childhood experiences or use them to hinder our growth in life and relationships.

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Lara - Strayer

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I think people that come from dysfunctional families have to make more of a conscious effort because they have seen what their family has gone through, whether it be mental, physical, or emotional abuse or even alcohol and drug related.  Some people tend to use their past as a crutch of their reasoning behind why something isn't going well in their current relationship.  But they can use that as an example of what kind of person they don't want to become themselves.  I think more people that have come from dysfunctional families end up wanting more out of their life because of what they've been through and don't want to re-live.

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Diane~Strayer

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Psalm 31:7 says, I will be glad and rejoice in your love, because you saw my suffering; you knew my troubles.
Can you still have a healthy relationship if you were raised in a dysfunctional household?  I believe you can have anything that your hearts desire if that is in the will of God.  Who is to say what defines dysfunctional?  What we may see as dysfunctional could be normal to someone else.  We have a tendency to pre-judge what we feel as not being normal  (dysfunctional) when those that we are judging could see as  normal.  In order to be able to help someone else you must be able to say you have walked in their shoes or atleast have a story to tell of your own.  So in saying this I do believe that anyone can have a healthy relationship regardless if they come from a functional or dysfunctional household.  The bottom line is that it is up to you whether or not you choose to break the cycle. smile



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Angie -Strayer

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What is dysfunctional?   I think this can only being answered by one's own personal interpertation of "normal".  Using what I think dysfunction to mean, I do believe that no matter what circumstance a person comes from it is totally up to them how they live thier lives. I do believe that if we are brought up one way, it does make it harder for us as adults to make different decisions. For example: If you are brought up in a home where the parents are abusive to one another, does that mean you will be in an abusive relationship? I do strongly feel that we are the 2nd in command of our own destiny's. No matter what background you come from; you can stop "Generational Curses".

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Kafai - Strayer

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Yes.  I think that you can be in a healthy relationship because your parents want a better "up-bringing" for their children.  Also you do not want to repeat from previous mistakes that would damage you from life or your parenting skills that may be interpreted from the past. You want to make sure your offspring experiences life from something than from your own.  Break the cycle!!!!! 



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Cassetta

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I believe that a person from a dysfunction family can have a healthy relationship, but it has to come when that person is finally feed up with all the crap and BS that they have allowed into their life. They would have to allow the wall that surrounds them to be torn down and even though that wall is so awful and painful its comforting.  That person would have to start to believe that they matter and count just as much as the next person and that they are entitle to the same relationship that Becky or Meme has if not more. A person from a dysfunctional family would have to allow more time and patience to get to that healthy relationship level, then some one who family was non-dysfunction. I do believe that a person from dysfunction family would put more energy and work into their relationship. Since they have experience both the pain and anger.  Learning to trust first their self and then their partner would be the number one focus. There may be times when there is a lapse and negative thoughts or actions would occur, but that person would have to understand that its a growing and healing exercise. They should not allow it to take them back to the start of the Monopoly board game of gaining a healthy relationship but allow them to continue past Go and collect $500 while on their path. My friend Virginia shows me every time that we have girl talk that it possible, that we have just have to spread our wings and fly.


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Masika

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I do beleive it is possible for a person raised in a dysfunctional household to have a healthy relationship. The person raised in the dysfuntional household has to make the decision to live their life diffrently from their parents or persons who raised them in said dysfuctional home.

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Tommie

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I think that someone that was raised in a dysfunctional  family could have a healthy relationship.



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Dorian McCullough-strayer

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I think if you were raised in a dysfunctional family you can have a very healthy relationship because as a person you will try to avoid all the negative things that you grew up around. As an individual you will be more concious (xcuse spelling) about what you do in that relationship and you will monitor how you act. I think as that individual whatever that was lacking in that household whether it be parents abusing one another, a child or neglaecting a child. You will try to do your best to avoid that in your household. You will either be a better parent to your child and a better spouse.

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Anonymous

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Yes, but it can seem really tough at times. My husband and I both come from somewhat of a dysfunctional family (him more than I). Our communication is lacking big time. I like to talk about things and he doesn't. Not necessarily the past, but our past does have a bit to do with where we are today and how we treat ourselves and others. It just takes work and we aren't  always on the same page. But we have have good times to.

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Jacqueline (Strayer)

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I believe you can have a healthy relationship if you were raised in a dysfunctional household.  Most households are dysfunctional to a certain degree.  We are directly influenced by environment.  Imagine if you lived in a dysfunctional household most of your life.  How would you know what a healthy relationship is supposed to look like or feel like if you were never exposed to it?  It would be a challenge to duplicate something you never really experienced, however, I belief that if you want something bad enough and are willing to do the work to obtain it, anything is possible.  Just remember, it will require commitment from both people in the relation to make it happy and healthy.



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Quendella

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 I believe that anyone who was raised in a dysfunctional household can have a healthy relationship. It isn't hard if that person put their trust in the Lord and look for the positive things in life. With God all things are possible.

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Paula - Strayer

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I believe that if you were raised in a dysfunctional household that you can still have a healthy relationship. Everyone can have a change of mind and heart and decide to start down the road of change and improvement but it will take some work. A great deal of people would just like to use their past as an excuse because it is so much easier than to put forth the work to bring about change. Also to have a healthy relationship one has to first acknowledge and accept that they need to change instead of always pointing the finger and blaming everyone but self.

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Anonymous

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Lara, you don't know what a dysfunctional family is - the dysfuntion in your family was caused by you.

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