My T told me he has a client, whos wife, bangs her forehead on the coffee table until it bleeds! I do not bang my forehead. That would show a lump and bruise. I make sure I bang where my hair covers.
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors.
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