One of the things that hurts me most is to be misunderstood. It is absolutely soul crushing to me and I know it comes from my wounding as a child. There were multiple situations where I was not allowed to present all the facts/data and was punished unjustly. There were times where it was made abundantly clear that I had no voice. These things added to me feeling so rejected and worthless as a little girl. I felt that I had no way to be understood and came to believe that no one really wanted to understand me anyway. (This is an example of how Cognitive Distortions become “truth” in our brains.)
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Gosh… I felt like I was reading about my own life… I’m so thankful for the safe relationships that AM has provided.