Can Childhood Emotional Neglect Affect Adult Relationships? Understanding the Long-Term Mental Health Impact
"My childhood was fine. My parents never hit me, never yelled, never abandoned me. So why does connecting with people still feel so hard?"
This is a question many adults quietly carry, often without realizing there's a name for what they experienced. Childhood emotional neglect in adults describes the lingering impact of growing up in a home where physical needs were met, but emotional needs...