Unfortunately, parent-child narcissistic abuse can have the most long-lasting effects and it can be really difficult to identify whether or not you had a narcissistic parent. Most experts focus on looking back at the parents’ behavior. For an adult trying to understand their childhood clearly, ...
Numbing our emotions may also start after aseverely traumatic experience, such as witnessing acts of violence, being assaulted, experiencing rape, suffering intense loss, or anything that we didn’t have the capacity to psychologically and emotionally handle in the moment. For this reason, emotional...
Attachment. If your child is suddenly by your side at all times and doesn't want to leave you or suddenly wants to start sleeping in your bed with you. Fear. When you ask your child if someone's doing things to them and they get a look of fear in their eyes. They might not answe...
Exposing a child to domestic violence or abuse. Not intervening or supporting a bullied child. Neglecting a child’s need for affectionate physical touch, like hugs. What are the signs you were emotionally neglected as a child? Signs you were emotionally neglected as a child may include symptoms...
You tend to “one-up” people when it comes to sharing traumatic experiences You’re constantly putting yourself down As we can see, the permanent sense of being a victim is deeply destructive both internally, and externally. How to Stop Being a Victim ...
Going back to the Beatles song, having and showing love makes life both easier and more fulfilling—mentally, emotionally, and physically. Next time you see your bestie, let them know how much you care, because you need their platonic love, just as they need yours. ...
They try to control you, whether by criticism, guilt trips, or other manipulative behavior. They're self-centered and use you to fill their emotional needs. They're unpredictable and lash out. They may deny that traumatic events in your childhood actually happened, or accuse you of exaggeratin...
By putting his phone down when you start a conversation and giving you space to express yourself, your partner shows: Related Stories from Hack Spirit Men who let others walk all over them usually had these 7 childhood experiences Men who are classier and more sophisticated than the rest usual...
but both nature and nurture seem to be involved. You are more likely to have ASPD if you have a family history of the disorder or you experienced something traumatic while growing up. You are also more likely to have it if you are male, had behavioral problems as a child, or grew up...
Ongoing stress, such as living in a dangerous neighborhood or being the target ofbullying, can also be traumatic for a child—even if it just feels like daily life to an adult.5 Childhood trauma doesn’t even have to involve experiences that occur directly to the child. Watching a loved o...