#caretaker-patterns

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9 hours ago

Psychology says the adults who seem the most put-together - the ones who never complain, never ask for help, never fall apart in public - are often the ones whose childhood taught them that being low-maintenance was the price of being loved, and they've been paying it ever since - Silicon Canals

Childhood experiences of emotional unavailability teach people to suppress their own needs, creating a pattern of self-reliance that masks burnout and prevents authentic connection.
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