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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

Children who grew up being told they were 'too sensitive' often become adults who apologize before they express a need, qualify every opinion with 'I might be wrong,' and treat their own emotions like an inconvenience they're inflicting on the room. - Silicon Canals

Childhood emotional invalidation teaches sensitive people their feelings are problems to manage, causing them to minimize themselves and apologize excessively as adults.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

The quiet power of people who stopped explaining themselves - Silicon Canals

Over-explaining stems from childhood invalidation and becomes a survival mechanism that eventually leads to emotional exhaustion and withdrawal from communication.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks ago

If your grown children treat you like an obligation rather than a person, these 6 patterns from their childhood are probably why - Silicon Canals

Childhood emotional invalidation teaches vulnerability suppression, leading adult children to distance themselves and treat parents as obligations rather than people.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Am I Gaslighting Myself?

Self-gaslighting is a learned habit of dismissing one’s emotions and perceptions, often originating from repeated external emotional invalidation and eroding self-trust.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Are You Too Sensitive?

Trait sensitivity varies across people; sensitivity can be normal and respected, but heightened sensitivity associates with increased risk of depression and anxiety and invites invalidation.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

Why We Self-Sabotage

Unconscious childhood beliefs that appear virtuous can suppress emotional expression, undermine authentic living, and perpetuate avoidance strategies that lead to depression.
Women
fromScary Mommy
6 months ago

She's Not Being "Dramatic." She's Just Tired Of Everyone's Sh*t.

Women expressing strong emotions are frequently dismissed as "dramatic" because of gendered cultural conditioning and societal discomfort with women's full emotional range.
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