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Originally Posted by ElectricManatee
Sooooo... In some ways little t trauma (which is a categorization that I kind of hate) can actually be worse than big T trauma because it can interfere profoundly with your developing sense of self. People (especially those who have been emotionally neglected!) tend to dismiss the impact of emotional neglect, but emotions are so core to our existence as humans that being emotionally neglected is a huge deal. Believe me, I understand this feeling that you don't need a trauma therapist, but I really really think you could benefit from one. And if I'm wrong, a "trauma therapist" can also do general everyday therapy too. (How do I know this? By blundering into therapy with a trauma therapist and discovering all sorts of things that other therapists had never seen and had never been able to help me fix.)
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Thanks EM. I do tend to minimize it and I am not sure I really fully understand how much it has impacted me because my parents are pretty much loving now, if aloof and only quasi supportive. Maybe I will check into this and see if anything comes up. Thanks for caring!