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Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

Psychology says people who were constantly criticized as children don't grow up to be tougher adults - they grow up to be adults who flinch before anyone has raised a hand and apologize before anyone has accused them and the hypervigilance that kept them safe at seven is now destroying every relationship they enter at sixty-seven because their body still reads love as a trap with better packaging - Silicon Canals

Childhood trauma and harsh criticism create lasting emotional wounds that rewire how adults perceive safety, relationships, and intimacy, causing the nervous system to misidentify emotional connection as danger.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why Emotional Wounds Linger

To start resolving our hurt, it helps to pause and ask ourselves a different question: What kind of wound am I dealing with? Many painful experiences-rejection, disappointment, humiliation, betrayal, exclusion-do not leave traumatic injuries. They leave emotional wounds. These wounds are real and impactful, even when they do not necessarily involve threat, terror, or a nervous system focused on survival. And yet, they can linger for years, shaping how we see ourselves and others long after the event has passed.
Mental health
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Is It True That All We Need Is Love?

Love is the inherent core of human nature, obscured by childhood wounds and defensive masks; self-love enables intimacy rooted in freedom rather than need.
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

How Deep Is the Wound?

It seems everyone, in one way or another, feels aggravated and damaged by it. I find this concerning. That's why I keep explaining that not every painful experience is or becomes a traumatic wound. Knowing how deep a wound goes-and what that implies for care-can spare people unnecessary labels and distress, help clinicians choose appropriate interventions, and free those who suffer from being defined solely by their pain.
Mental health
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