Jay Reid Psychotherapy

Jay Reid Psychotherapy Welcome to my page. I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
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02/26/2026

What it can be like for the scapegoat child

02/25/2026

Who the scapegoat child is to a narcissistic parent

02/24/2026

The child sees their parent as the one and only person in the world who can grant their wish

02/22/2026

How to know who's safe and who's not

02/21/2026

Learning repeatedly that the other person still loves you even when you see their imperfections

If you grew up as the scapegoat, you probably made a quiet deal with yourself:If I can just be perfect, they’ll stop bla...
02/20/2026

If you grew up as the scapegoat, you probably made a quiet deal with yourself:

If I can just be perfect, they’ll stop blaming me.

So you tried harder.

You scanned faces.
You replayed conversations.
You edited yourself constantly.

And no matter how “good” you became, it never worked.

In this new video, I explain why the game was unwinnable from the start and how the belief that perfection will finally make you safe continues to follow you into adulthood.

You were never losing because you were defective.

You were trying to win a system that required someone to lose.

Full video in the top comment! 👇

02/19/2026

The child gets caught in a terrible distortion of reality

02/18/2026

A narcissistic parent typically cannot stand anything from their child

02/17/2026

Guarding against pride, joy and satisfaction in yourself as you are

02/15/2026

An ongoing sense of dis-ease within

02/12/2026

Chronic orientation away from the present and towards the future

02/11/2026

Goals become means towards the end of becoming someone else

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