What helps is to realize that this wound was existing before they showed up as it is a core early childhood wound. So while it seems about them, it really is about Us.
When we learn to help our Self and heal our early childhood wound(s)... .we will stop seeking relief via this Other person.
BINGO! Sounds cliche but it is SO TRUE. Yes, they are broken and they hurt us. But we are broken too and the pain won’t truly resolve until we stop worrying about them and what they did and start working on fixing what is wrong with us.