pisces, emotional repression and avoidance

if a man with a pisces moon had a bad childhood, with an angry father who would punish him and his brother in extreme ways, what would this do to the pisces in him?

could this be a reason he represses and denies his emotions and does not get close to people?? avoids real relationships?

Uhhh... in fact, that might be how you make ANY sign grow up to be like that. Very sad.

However, Pisces (and Pisces Moons too, because that is their inner self) DO tend to repress emotions. We usually have to learn NOT to bottle it all up. Emotional distance, moodiness, not getting too close to people.. all common Pisces characteristics. Those are some of our weaknesses or challenges that we need to recognize and work on - though not all of us do. A bad childhood is bound to exacerbate the problem, and it's something he'll need to grow past on his own; nothing you say or do will fix it or make it better. That's on HIM, and him alone.

really there's nothing i can do?

that's the libra ex that i've been posting about nefer. he's got a pisces moon and that's his story. i know everyone's advice to me about him has been very accurate and I should listen, but I just can't let go of this guy. and he keeps getting in touch with me and i do feel that he truly cares for me, even if we aren't right for each other logically. i feel like he and i had a very strong connection, emotionally, even if he repressed his emotions i could always feel them and he would read me very well. i don't know if that's my scorpio sun and his pisces moon connecting or what. maybe it's my persistent virgo moon which wants to help people but i want to help him. i really care so much about him, even if i don't end up with him i want him to be happy and to be more open with me. he represses his emotions all the time, and he has almost no real relationships. he's on his own in the town and has only one person who he considers a real friend, out of state. i'm the closest person he has here and i don't plan on just cutting off our communication, even if i should i don't know if i can.

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Uhhh... in fact, that might be how you make ANY sign grow up to be like that. Very sad.

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This actually has little (if anything at all) to do with astrology, unfortunately.

No, Isabella, unfortunately, we can't fix things for them no matter how desperately we want to.
The best we can do is love and support them while they do it on their own.
I can't say if you should or should not cut all ties with him; that's up to you.
But if you are unhappy with the relationship, remember that YOU chose it.

Besides, a Pisces (esp a woman) is not the best to ask about hanging onto bad love.
It's something a lot of us do, though it's self-destructive and probably idiotic.

yes, that's true.

That sounds about right Isabel. I don't know if other pisces sun's feel this same way, but childhoods for the pisces people I know in real life ....not always the best. Possibly why we romanticize about "the right" relationship.

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well he didn't have a bad family completely, his father was horrible. he said his mom was very affectionate and loving, so that helped. it's like my family dynamic actually, he and i have it in common, except my mother was critical and his seems more accepting. his father then preceeded to cheat on his mother and divorced her and remarried, then cheated and divorced again and remarried, and so on, and pretty much stopped being involved in his life. his mom got very depressed after the divorce and keeps to herself.

he acts so nonchalant about everything, but that's what he does about anything serious and/or emotional, he pushes it away, and represses it. i don't know if that's healthy since repressing things will affect you, it's better to deal with things and find a way to come to terms with them. i don't push him about any of it. i guess i just try to show him that i care about him and accept him. and am open to anything he wants to talk about, ever. he tries to pretend that he's not affected by things, but i've seen that that is not true. he shuts himself off. if i ask him any questions concerning how he feels he says i don't want to talk about it and refuses any more conversation. i'm a really understanding person and i have a lot patience but it's discouraging because it's hard to ge to truly know him.

but i must be doing something right because i do feel he has started to open up to me more. i don't know, i just try to be a consistant and accepting force in his life.

he has no real "friends" because he doesn't get close to people and keeps them at a distance. but he considers me his best friend, so that makes me happy. 🙂