Feeling invalidated

Dr. Michaela | Clinical Psychologist | Author on Instagram: "Who needed to see this? ⬇️ 🎨@thebraincoach Most highly sensitive people have grown up having their feelings invalidated. “Too sensitive” “too much”, “Over reacting”. We’ve heard it allll before, am I right? In the workplace, in our families, amongst our friends, teachers, even within our own minds our ability to think and feel deeply is usually (consciously or subconsciously) weaponised, positioned as a flaw. A nuisance. We accep

Since Brene Brown gave her famous talk, the pop culture difference between shame and guilt has become that the latter makes you feel bad for what you did. The former makes you feel bad for who you are.

Children must feel their emotions are accepted and understood by their parents. Anything short of that leaves the child emotionally vulnerable in adulthood.

We all long to be seen, heard, and understood. But most of the time, I experience the opposite — invalidated.

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You get to decide right here and now that you are already good enough!✨ You feel it in your bones, even if buried below, that you are worthy of feeling loved, and worthy of your experiences being validated. Even if you grew up in a home where you felt unseen and your experiences invalidated. But, as an adult you can be left feeling like your needs are never met. Like you’re not good enough. And somewhere, underneath this, might be the belief that you don’t deserve to have your needs met....

How to cope with feeling invalidated regardless of whatever invalidation you have faced.