Episode 217: Core emotional wounds

Core emotional wounds are psychic injuries inflicted in the
context of one's primary attachment relationships. That means
that they are generally formed in relationship with one's parents
in childhood. These wounds come in two general flavors: "I'm not
good enough" and "I'm not lovable." The pain of these wounds can
distort the lens of subjectivity, such that one's very
perceptions of oneself, other people, and the world become
distorted. And, if unaddressed, they can give rise to a host of
compensatory behaviors designed to "bargain" with the world for
what they did not receive in appropriate quantities when they
were younger.


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