Did you know that research shows that emotional neglect has far worse consequences in the long run than physical abuse? Physical abuse says, you matter enough to evoke my anger. You matter enough to get a response. Emotional neglect says, you don’t deserve my time. You don’t deserve a response. Essentially, it says that you really don’t matter… And that’s really painful.
My therapists response to “But I didn’t have a traumatic childhood” (via anotheramandaaa)
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