Therapists are begging you not to use these five phrases on your toxic parents

Alright, show of hands – who here is in therapy because of their parents?

If you didn’t raise your hand and haven’t ever thought of your parents’ behaviour as toxic , then congrats. But if you’re waving your arm in the air wildly right now, then you’ll want to keep reading.

That’s because a therapist has shared some thoughts on the best way to communicate your emotions and set boundaries with your family – and she claims it’s important to avoid ‘therapy speak’.

So while it might be tempting to accuse your mum of ‘gaslighting’ you , or tell your dad that you’re ‘protecting your peace’, it could actually end up doing more harm than good.

While we might understand this language, the older generation isn’t necessarily as in tune with it and so it ends up being rather ‘triggerin