Family Genogram Case Study

After completing my family genogram, I was able to notice the history of a couple of patterns of fusion in particular. One of the relational patterns that stood out was emotional abuse which for the sake of this assignment I have only traced it back three generations, starting with my paternal grandfather Marciano, who endured the aftermath of the WWII and who conceived out of wedlock (COW) from Spanish and Mestizo parents and who married a woman Fidelina, of Chinese and Indian origin, born in El Salvador like him. Based on anecdotal accounts, Marciano was particularly emotionally abusive towards Rosa, my mother, who is also the first born of the couple and COW. Marciano had very high standards of beauty and intellect, which often triggered name calling, insults, and other forms of humiliation aimed towards my mother, causing her to feel belittled and resent his treatment towards her.
Skipping years ahead, I remember the first occurrence of emotional abuse coming from my mother, when I was in middle school and I had started changing my look and gaining some weight, my mother began humiliating me through name calling, and excessively criticizing me, in addition to swearing and yelling which she engaged in more frequently. The effects that this particular pattern of

I can honestly do almost nothing to address these issues other than on a personal level cut myself off from the family, which I have already began to do. Because I am aware of this pattern of controlling relationships happening in my family, all I can realistically do in the present is actively try to balance the power in my current relationship, continue to communicate my feelings to my partner when I feel unfairly treated by him or when stereotypical gender roles are causing