Showing posts with label childhood neglect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label childhood neglect. Show all posts
Monday, June 23, 2025

The Traumatic Impact of Verbal Abuse on Self Esteem

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In a prior article I began a discussion about verbal abuse (see my article:  The Connection Between "Tough Love" and Verbal Abuse ...
Saturday, July 16, 2022

Trauma and the Fawn Response: People Pleasing to Avoid or Diffuse Conflict

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Fight, flight and freeze are the trauma responses that are usually discussed in trauma literature.   In addition to these responses, Peter W...
Friday, May 18, 2018

Now That You're An Adult, Your Parents Have Changed Into the Parents You Wanted As a Child

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As a psychotherapist in New York City, I hear many adult clients tell me that they have problems reconciling who their parents were in the p...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Understanding How an Avoidant Attachment Style Affects You and Your Relationship

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In my prior articles, How Your Attachment Style Affects Your Relationship  and  How Early Attachment Bonds Affect Adult Relationships , I di...
Thursday, April 5, 2018

Seeing Yourself as Being "Rational" vs. Experiencing Shame For Not Being Able to Feel

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As I discussed in my prior article , people often use defense mechanisms as emotional survival strategies when dealing with the underlying i...
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Masking Vulnerability and Shame By Pretending You Don't Need Anyone

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As I have mentioned in prior articles , defense mechanisms are important in terms of keeping you from feeling overwhelmed, especially when y...
Monday, July 31, 2017

A "Flight Into Health" as an Escape From Therapy

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In a prior article, Overcoming the Urge for "a Flight Into Health,"  I discussed a particular dynamic that comes up with many clie...