Emotional Neglect in a relationship can be a lonely and painful experience. It can leave you feeling permanently unseen and unheard, and cause you to form some very misplaced beliefs about yourself, such as I am not important, or my needs don't matter.
If you try and speak up for your emotional needs, you can be labelled as the one who is the problem, that you are overly emotional, too difficult, too demanding, too sensitive, too needy, a drama queen, a nuisance, an inconvenience, or a burden. It can be very hurtful and cause you to form alot of misplaced blame and shame about yourself that can chip away at your self esteem and self worth.
Learning to prioritise your emotional needs, to grow your self love, and self worth, and understand what caused you to end up in a neglectful dynamic is key to your healing. You will then be able to show up for yourself in an empowered healthy way, and put strong emotional boundaries in place so you can either create a more healthy relationship dynamic in the relationship you are in, or choose to step away and look for an emotionally healthier relationship elsewhere.
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