Showing posts with label unmet childhood needs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unmet childhood needs. Show all posts
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Pretending to Feel "Strong" to Avoid Feeling Your Unmet Emotional Needs

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People who grew up in families where their emotional needs weren't met often feel they must "be strong" in order to deny their...
Thursday, October 5, 2017

Caregiving For a Depressed Mother as a Child and a Depressed Spouse as an Adult

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People often unconsciously choose a spouse who has similar characteristics to one or both parents (see my article:   Overcoming the Guilt Y...
Monday, August 14, 2017

Emotional Survival Strategies That No Longer Work: "I don't need anyone"

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Unresolved early childhood trauma usually leads to emotional survival strategies that were adaptive during childhood, but they are no longer...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Working in Therapy to Accept Your Emotional Needs

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Many people feel ashamed of their emotional needs because they grew up in families where they were made to feel ashamed for even having emot...
Monday, December 21, 2015

Understanding Your Emotional Needs

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In a prior article, Are Your Emotional Needs Being Met in Your Relationship? , I began addressing the importance of having your emotional ne...
Monday, June 1, 2015

Healing the Mother-Daughter Relationship Where There Was Role Reversal

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In my prior article,   Role Reversal in Mother-Daughter Relationships , I began discussing some of the dynamics related to role reversal in ...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Role Reversal in Mother-Daughter Relationships

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In the past, I wrote several articles about mother-daughter relationships, including:   Healing Mother-Daughter Relationships ,  Life Stages...