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Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Growing up, Bianca could never predict her father's moods: the disorientation of an emotionally immature parent echoed into her adulthood

Children of emotionally immature parents develop hypervigilance, anxiety, suppressed emotions, and difficulty trusting their own needs due to unpredictable emotional environments.
Mental health
fromTiny Buddha
1 month ago

The Strength I Found Hidden in Softness - Tiny Buddha

Healing requires allowing oneself to feel and release buried emotions rather than maintaining a survival-based façade of strength.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Unbalanced

I'm absorbing a lot of criticism and I'm not really allowed to give my own. I'm a sounding board for everyone's emotions but I need to be reserved in my own until I know how you're going to feel about them. I'm pushing forward and supporting you whenever and however I can. I barely even have my own thoughts unless you say it's okay.
Relationships
Mental health
fromTiny Buddha
1 month ago

Why I Learned to Stay Quiet to Be "Good" - Tiny Buddha

Internalized survival strategy of fawning leads to silence, self-suppression, and bodily symptoms, disconnecting a person from true needs.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Roller Skating Clown Show: Just Be Happy (SF)

The performance "Just Be Happy" features a Clown's chaotic beach day, using diverse art forms to illustrate emotional suppression and the pursuit of joy.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

A new start after 60: I had a breakdown, the old me died and I cried for the first time in my life

Emotional suppression during childhood can drive adulthood achievements but may also lead to unresolved grief.
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