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Author : Jynx
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Topic : Talking through trauma and PTSD

04 Dec 2024 07:47 AM

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@Captain24 yes this this this!!

I hate the idea that we somehow are supposed to 'grow up' enough that we grow out of having needs. And especially when those needs went unmet during childhood - it's like, 'Oh you didn't receive enough unconditional love and support as a child? Well you should still just be completely able to function because your brain is older now.'

It's such BS. Our attachment needs don't just go away. We need the same things we needed as kids, and doubly so because of how long we've gone without. It truly is excrutiating it is to have those needs go unmet for so many years.