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Originally Posted by leomama
Actually it was because I had no childhood resources to build upon. The most supportive figure I could find in my childhood was the janitor at my elementary school and that wasn’t going to cut it.
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What does that mean. I did not have a safe person to think of either.
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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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