Tag: emotional neglect
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Reparenting means giving yourself the care your parents couldn’t provide. It’s about learning to meet your own needs with compassion and consistency. For Adult Children of Narcissists (ACONs), reparenting is a powerful way to break cycles of neglect and abuse. Many survivors of narcissistic families reach adulthood carrying unmet needs from childhood. Instead of love,…
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When people think of family abuse, they often imagine shouting, violence, or obvious cruelty. But for many Adult Children of Narcissists (ACONs), the deepest wounds come not from what was done to them, but from what was withheld. This is called emotional neglect. Understanding the difference between neglect and abuse is important for healing. Both…