Indirect Messaging Isn't Direct Messages

Many of us were told directly, you shouldn't feel that way. It's only a toy. Why can't you share? It's not a big deal. Let it go. All of these are direct messaging. Indirect messaging looks like ignoring sharing a thought, a belief of feeling with a parent figure and having them shut down or remove affection. This is the more consistently these experiences happen, the more then we internalize our own process of self alidation.