Wednesday, March 11, 2009

136 - How needs and emotions become bound in shame

When a child's primary caregivers are unable to notice, accept, and respond appropriately to any particular need or particular emotion of the child, normal shame helps a child pull back from the need or emotion as protection. If this happens often enough and/or is traumatic enough, the childs need or emotion becomes bound in shame and can be lost to the child.
Ken

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