The Sad Child and the Inner World of Abandonment
From infancy, we require the care of others to survive, which is why the fear of being abandoned is so primal, and treatment for being abandoned so complex.
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From infancy, we require the care of others to survive, which is why the fear of being abandoned is so primal, and treatment for being abandoned so complex.
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Feeling abandoned can be one of life's most painful emotional experiences. Whether the loss came through the end of a relationship, the death of a loved one, emotional neglect, or...
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A survivor-centered explanation of why detox and sobriety can feel psychologically harder when trauma has been muted for years. The piece separates physical stabilization from trau...
It’s important to recognize that you cannot go through life as easily on your own. My name is Elizabeth, and I’m a survivor of child abuse and horrific trauma. Healing from trauma...
Although it is less studied, child neglect has been shown to result in greater severity of depression than physical or sexual abuse.
For most of my life, I described my childhood as merely difficult. It was a sanitizing word, one that painted over abuse, neglect, and chaos with a veneer of normalcy. To the ou...
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There is a quiet longing many recovering from CPTSD carry: the desire to feel free again. Not to be overwhelmed by emotion, not to shut it down, but to feel without fear of what mi...
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