"Most individuals internalize self-editing gestures as politeness or rationality, leading to a gradual reduction in openness and expression of needs over time."
"Children learn to regulate their emotions based on social feedback, where positive emotions are encouraged while negative ones are often met with withdrawal or correction."
Childhood social behaviors aimed at survival often become limitations in adulthood. Individuals learn to be agreeable and adapt, internalizing self-editing as politeness. Over time, this leads to reduced openness, diminished needs, and softened views. Such shrinking is typically an unconscious response shaped by early reinforcement and social norms. Emotional regulation learned in childhood, influenced by caregivers, teaches children to suppress certain emotions to maintain social harmony, impacting their ability to express themselves fully as adults.
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