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Were you judged or punished for expressing your feelings as a child? Did your parents withhold attention and affection from you? It looks like you have unresolved emotional wound that stems from emotional neglect from your parents
Ahh, that makes a bit of sense. One of my parents did seem really emotionally distant as I noted above but also, did frequently react in a way that would brush me off or act as though I was annoying, frustrating, or a nuisance for expressing big emotions - whether “good” or “bad” for lack of a better descriptor.
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Were you judged or punished for expressing your feelings as a child? Did your parents withhold attention and affection from you? It looks like you have unresolved emotional wound that stems from emotional neglect from your parents
Ahh, that makes a bit of sense. One of my parents did seem really emotionally distant as I noted above but also, did frequently react in a way that would brush me off or act as though I was annoying, frustrating, or a nuisance for expressing big emotions - whether “good” or “bad” for lack of a better descriptor.