What Childhood Emotional Neglect Isn't

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What Childhood Emotional Neglect Isn't

by Dr. Jonice Webb

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Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) happens when parents don't respond enough to a child's feelings, so you may have had everything you needed on the surface and still grown up feeling unseen or unsure of what you feel. Because CEN can be hard to recognize, Dr. Jonice Webb brings it into focus by exploring what it isn't, and why it isn't a choice, a disease, or a life sentence. Along the way, she offers a hopeful reminder that what you didn't learn as a child, you can learn now. If you're new to CEN, the first track about "What Is Childhood Emotional Neglect?" is a helpful place to begin. Some sensitive topics come up, so please listen with care and take your time. The talk is for educational purposes and is not a substitute for one-to-one professional care.

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Meet your Teacher

Dr. Jonice Webb

Arundel, ME 04046, USA

Meet your Teacher

Dr. Jonice Webb

Arundel, ME 04046, USA

Transcript

Hello, Dr. Janice Webb here. I talk about childhood emotional neglect a lot, You may have noticed. And that is because I'm very passionate about educating the world about what it is, How it affects people, And how to overcome it. Millions of people are living with childhood emotional neglect who have no idea. Childhood emotional neglect is a parent's failure to respond enough to your emotions and your feelings as they're raising you. That is the exact definition of what it is. It sounds simple, I know. But it's actually not so simple to understand or so simple to believe how impactful it is. One of the best ways to understand what childhood emotional neglect is is by understanding what it's not. So in this video, I'm going to talk about five things that childhood emotional neglect is not. Childhood emotional neglect is not physical abuse. Or physical neglect. Physical neglect happens if you have a parent who's never home, You're home alone a lot. Kind of left on your own, Or if you don't have a good home to live in, Or shoes in the winter, Or coat in the winter, Things like that, That is physical neglect, Or not enough food to eat. Emotional neglect, All it requires, You can have everything you need, But just not enough emotional responsiveness from your parents. Emotional neglect is not, Number two, A personality disorder. Personality disorders run much deeper. They might require emotional neglect to be a part of how they develop, But they are much more difficult to heal from than childhood emotional neglect. Very different things. Third thing that childhood emotional neglect is not is a choice. No one chooses to be treated this way. And most parents don't choose to treat their child this way. It's passed down from generations, It just happens. The fourth thing it's not is a disease. It is not an affliction, It's simply some things you didn't learn in childhood that you can learn now. Which brings me to the fifth one, Which is childhood emotional neglect is not a life sentence. It's not something you're stuck with forever. You can absolutely heal your childhood emotional neglect by paying more attention to your feelings and starting to treat yourself in ways that you were not treated in childhood. Thanks for watching. Bye-bye.