Sep 01, 2020 at 11:00 AM
I used head banging as my go to self harm modality. 2 years of EMDR and trauma therapy made it stop. It just disappeared and even thought I still have overwhelming self hatred for myself, life and the world I am able to tolerate it without having to resort to self harm.
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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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