Learning to express ourselves
Like many of us, I grew up in a home where expressing emotions, especially big ones, was not allowed. Expressing discomfort or pain was not allowed either.
I learned, like far too many of us, how to stuff everything down and dissociate at a very young age. To not express my feelings. To not tell someone when I was hurt or upset or even hungry or tired.
I …
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