Does it Feel Like You Are "Running on Empty"?
This free 10-part video series will help you understand why you feel like you are "running on empty" or you answer "yes" to any of these questions below...
- Do you struggle with saying "no" or setting boundaries?
- Is it hard for you to determine your needs and desires, much less speak them out loud?
- Do you feel "invisible", like you don't belong or don't feel valued?
- Does it seem like your EQ or Emotional Intelligence is lower than your IQ when it comes to social situations?
- Does it feel like something is wrong, but you can't quite figure out what it is?
Hi, I'm Dr. Jonice Webb,
I've been a licensed psychologist for over 20 years. And I'd like to talk with you about a very important pattern that I've seen among my private clients.
It's a pattern of symptoms which occur together in many, many people.
Do you feel like you are alone in the world? That nobody is really there for you? Maybe you are really independent and you pride yourself on that, but deep down, you are afraid of depending on anyone because it might make you look or feel weak?
Do you sometimes wonder why you're not happier?
Do you look around you, and see other people who seem to have some secret ingredient in life that you lack?
Do you sometimes feel empty, alone, or unfulfilled deep down? Like you have this barrier between you and everyone else and you are always on the outside looking in?
I have found this pattern of struggles in person after person, both inside and outside of my office. It's a pattern that no one talks about. In fact, it's so invisible that there's no universal term to name it or describe it.
I gave the pattern a name.
I named it after its cause: Childhood Emotional Neglect.
And I want to help you become aware of what it actually is.
I've been a licensed psychologist for over 20 years. And I'd like to talk with you about a very important pattern that I've seen among my private clients.
It's a pattern of symptoms which occur together in many, many people.
Do you feel like you are alone in the world? That nobody is really there for you? Maybe you are really independent and you pride yourself on that, but deep down, you are afraid of depending on anyone because it might make you look or feel weak?
Do you sometimes wonder why you're not happier?
Do you look around you, and see other people who seem to have some secret ingredient in life that you lack?
Do you sometimes feel empty, alone, or unfulfilled deep down? Like you have this barrier between you and everyone else and you are always on the outside looking in?
I have found this pattern of struggles in person after person, both inside and outside of my office. It's a pattern that no one talks about. In fact, it's so invisible that there's no universal term to name it or describe it.
I gave the pattern a name.
I named it after its cause: Childhood Emotional Neglect.
And I want to help you become aware of what it actually is.
Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN):
A parent's failure to respond enough to the child's emotional needs.
Childhood Emotional Neglect is often subtle, invisible and unmemorable.
It's a parent's failure to notice, respond to and validate a child's feelings enough.
Notice that nothing traumatic has to happen... nothing dramatic has to happen.
The parent fails to notice... fails to ask... fails to name the child's feelings.
That's all it takes.
This subtle form of Childhood Emotional Neglect or CEN lurks silently in many people's lives who have no idea that they have it.
Why?
Because when you have CEN as an adult, you become disconnected from yourself, making it difficult to identify your emotions.
You may tend to value the opinions of others much more than your own.
And it's challenging to put yourself first, it's hard to let go of self-criticism, and you can end up feeling, deep down, that there is "something wrong" with you.
Notice that nothing traumatic has to happen... nothing dramatic has to happen.
The parent fails to notice... fails to ask... fails to name the child's feelings.
That's all it takes.
This subtle form of Childhood Emotional Neglect or CEN lurks silently in many people's lives who have no idea that they have it.
Why?
Because when you have CEN as an adult, you become disconnected from yourself, making it difficult to identify your emotions.
You may tend to value the opinions of others much more than your own.
And it's challenging to put yourself first, it's hard to let go of self-criticism, and you can end up feeling, deep down, that there is "something wrong" with you.
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