“Sometimes people wound us because they’re wounded and tell us we’re broken because that’s how they feel, but we don’t have to believe them.” ~Lori Deschene
I’ve always been proud of how I can handle life so well. I’m great at managing responsibilities and taking care of others, but I’m not so great at being aware of my own needs. It’s part of being a highly sensitive individual and growing up with parentification trauma.
It can take many years to overcome parentification. If you’re like me, you might not even realize it’s something you experienced until you’re well into adulthood. This form of trauma should be more widely known to help people cope with it and move beyond its grasp.
What is a highly sensitive person?
Understanding how the brain processes interpersonal relationships will help us heal.
I was raised by a mother who would often remind me of how deeply I felt about certain things. I was the first person in my family to cry at happy events and be sad when they were upsetting.
Even though others were comfortable, certain textures, noise levels, and light sources made me uncomfortable. The feeling of a leather couch under my thighs made me itch. I was anxious about ceiling lights, and…
