Today we will discuss the impacts of growing up with an emotionally unavailable parent. Whether they were emotionally unavailable because they were unwilling or unable to due to external circumstances doesn't matter in the impact it has on our mental wellbeing.

We will talk about what behaviors point to emotionally unavailable parents
What we may have experienced as a result of being raised by unavailable parents
Such as some of the physical and emotional symptoms that result from having unavailable parents and finally what we can do to start healing.

Here are a few signs:
1. They are not able to attune to you and your emotions and needs.
2. They are self-focused and see connecting with you as a burden or chore.
3. They use sarcasm each time you try to communicate with them about your feelings.
4. They are distant from you in many ways.
5. They aren't validating, even when you succeed.
6. They may yell, scream, give silent treatments and use other unhelpful ways to get their point across or to get you out of their way.
7. They are overly permissive.
8. They don't use loving words or affection.

Symptoms of growing up with these emotionally unavailable parents

1. Shame:
2. Feelings of not being enough
3. People pleasing
4. Perfectionism
5. Emotional numbness and dissociation
6. High levels of anxiety
7. Inability to trust people

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