Complex PTSD, trauma-bonding, and self-gaslighting.. oh my!
Behavior Bitches
The Double Edged Sword of Emotional Abandonment
Emotional abandonment in childhood makes us desperate to be chosen in adulthood. If someone says, hey, what do you want for dinner? I actually think about what I want for dinner. It's more information of like, oh, I took up more space in the world. And there's not, people are coming after me. So it's this slow ability to build safety in this new way.
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