Another reblog of an older post on childhood emotional neglect for new followers outlining the symptoms explained by Jonice Webb in her book Running on Empty. ❤
When I first got into sobriety and began to look at the things that led to my addiction it was hard to see what had happened to lead me to this state. I seemed to come from a good home, albeit one in which there had been a lot of tragedy. I didn’t really abuse others, although I know my drinking was a source of concern to close friends at the time. It was more that I carried a deep fear of ever getting close to anyone and this knowing fuelled by alcohol didn’t help me in anyway. I didn’t have much awareness of my emotions at all and as I look back I know how deeply the emotions I did carry were buried.
I was not fully aware then just how powerful my fears of loss and being abandoned again were. I now know they stem back to the younger…
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Emerging From The Dark Night 
There is a lot to ponder here.
I have often thought about how the precise toll of neglect is hard to reconcile considering WHEN it occurs. The benign- to us adults- is big stuff to children.
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Yes, so much of it is hidden and we dont consciously feel or know about it. The feelings can be buried very deep or just present as a sense of emptiness where a person’s presence and support should have been. It was a revelation to me to read this book, it put a lot into perspective for me, personally.
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It’s interesting to think on, thank you for posting.
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