"Childhood is the most cherished time for many. However, nobody gets to adulthood unscathed. We all go through incidents with our friends, family, and at school or otherwise that leave us feeling emotionally bruised or scarred. Growing up in a household where my parents were busy raising three kids and working hard to better their economic status, somewhere along the way I felt neglected."
"It became a vicious cycle of feeling overwhelmed and then hating myself for not behaving in a normal way. It was only after years of people-pleasing, choosing a wrong master's degree, and climbing the corporate ladder with a great job that the suppressed feelings erupted like a volcano. The result? It made me physically sick with allergies, constant body aches, and rashes that didn't allow me to sleep, pushing me to a complete breakdown."
Childhood neglect and perceived misunderstanding produced persistent feelings of loneliness, inadequacy, and undeservingness. Repeated labeling as sensitive or weak led to suppression of emotional responses and self-blame. Years of people-pleasing and pursuing an unfulfilling academic and corporate path compounded internal tension. Suppressed emotions eventually manifested as physical symptoms — allergies, body aches, rashes, and insomnia — culminating in a breakdown. The body acted as if in continual survival mode, perceiving threats where there were none. Studying psychology revealed survival-mode patterns and the connection between unprocessed emotional wounds and chronic physical illness, prompting life change.
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