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I also felt comforted when they would put that weighted vest on me at the dentist to have x-rays done. Weird. I also remeber listening to a documentary on NPR about a women with autism that worked with cows before they went to slaughter. She noticed that the stalled they brought es them into, to get vaccinated, squeezed them to hold in place and that they became calm when squeezed. She built a device for herself. She crawl in it on her hands and knees, pull a rope and the sides came down and squeezed her. It calmed her down.
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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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