Can you truly turn away from family when you really need to?

When you really need to? If your family is toxic, it's completely your right to ruthlessly cut them out of your life. If they don't love you and you think that they're doing more harm than good to your goals and your well being, then it's necessary even to turn away from them. You don't have to burn yourself to keep them warm.

To give credit where credit is due, a wonderful member helped validate my answer. YES!!! When a family member is not supportive of who and what I want to be, I need to take a break from them and pursue my dreams with people who ARE supportive of my choices and goals.

If your family is coming in the way of your freedom, decisions or your life altogether, or if they are harming you verbally or physically that too frequently, then its better to turn away from that kind of family. Life is not worth living with people who always put you down. You deserve to be in good situation and if that means turning away from your family, then do it.

Yes, you can. Your mental and physical health should always come first. If you feel the need to leave, then leave, and ignore any other things that may surround the situation.

Yes. Although it may be difficult and it may break your heart, if your family is toxic then you need to turn away from them. Your number one concern should be your mental, physical, and emotional health, and if any of those members are putting any of those areas at risk you need to put yourself first and turn away.

I feel like when it's necessary you should make the decision to turn away from family. If you family is not supportive of you following whatever dream that you have, when they're stressing you out, verbally abusing you, causing depression and just never have anything to have anything positive to say regarding you and your life then I think that it would be best to just do what it is that you feel like you have to do and just take a little break from them and prove them wrong. These are all the things that I'm going through with my family and it only gets worse as you continue to stay in that hostile environment. At least it did for me.

Thats definitely a situation to avoid but we hesitate to take risks and settle for lesser things, dreading paths unknown but if risk is taken, it will bring tremendous change in your life. If you are ready for the change then go for it.. Be true to yourself :-)

I honestly believe thst you turn away from your family when you need to because at some point you have to start putting yourself first. It's not being selfish it's being your own person and if your family can't see that than walk away because they will lead you nowher they will only hold you in place.

Sometimes you need to set appropriate boundaries with your family. Many times family members, after some time, will learn to respect those boundaries. There are some situations where the family members do not respect your boundaries or they are unsafe or you are enabling that you may need to have some space between you for a period of time. It really depends on the situation and what has happened within the family dynamics.

I believe you can. Family doesn't always have the best interest, and they aren't always nice just because they are related. Just because you love your family doesn't mean you have to like them, and it's important to look after yourself and your feelings.