"If you are psychologically aware, you will realize you are feeling anxious and picking up rejection cues, " says Hal Shorey, a psychologist and assistant professor for the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University in Chester, Pa.

WSJ: What Makes People Overshare?

"Learn to separate your real family from your idealized vision and accept them in all of their glorious imperfections, " says psychologist Hal Shorey, an assistant professor at the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University in Chester, Pa.

WSJ: Dysfunctional Family Bingo

"If you explain too much, people will focus on your explanation and forget your original position, " says Hal Shorey, psychologist and assistant professor at the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University, in Chester, Pa.

WSJ: Setting Boundaries With Family Members