Tag: emotional neglect
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5 Traumas That Make Someone Feel Unlovable
Feeling unlovable is something that way too many people experience. Even though virtually everyone deserves love, not all people feel that way. Arguably, serial killers, physical abusers, and criminals are the only ones who genuinely don’t deserve to be loved. But even then, some people will love them even though they did what they did.…
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3 Red Flags That Reveal Emotional Neglect
Emotional neglect is one of the most dangerous types of abuse someone could experience. It’s especially harmful because it’s not about actively hurting someone else. As opposed to, for example, physical abuse, neglect doesn’t leave any signs. And it doesn’t look like abuse at first glance. Emotional neglect is much more subtle than other mistreatments,…
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Psychology Explains 6 Problems Caused by Childhood Emotional Neglect
Emotional neglect in childhood is incredibly harmful, and the effects last well into adulthood. As an adult, you might experience negativity for seemingly no reason. However, many adults feel this way because of childhood neglect. As children develop emotionally, they need kindness, love, and nurturing. When they receive anything other than these, it causes severe…
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15 Things That Reveal Someone Is Guilty of Emotional Self-Neglect
Emotional neglect is characterized as being in a relational situation where your needs for affection are disregarded or ignored. This trauma may have happened in your childhood, but it still affects you today. You may be experiencing emotional self-neglect. Fifteen Signs You Are Guilty of Emotional Self-Neglect Here are fifteen things that reveal if you…
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Counselors Explain 7 Red Flags of Emotional Dysregulation
Do you ever have deep, intense feelings that overwhelm you to the point of exhaustion? While these emotions are unproductive and harmful, it’s not dysregulation. Emotional dysregulation is a confusing and scary medical condition where someone can be laughing hysterically one minute and crying the next. They seem to have no control over their feelings.…