Why You Keep Explaining Yourself Some people don’t just communicate. They clarify. Then re-clarify. Then explain again afterward in their head. You might notice yourself: adding extra details so you’re not misunderstood softening what you really mean over-explaining simple decisions rehearsing conversations before they happen...
Why You Feel Lonely Even Around Other People Some forms of loneliness have very little to do with being alone. You can be: in a relationship surrounded by friends sitting with family texting people throughout the day …and still feel emotionally disconnected. That’s the kind...
Why You Feel Anxious for “No Reason” Many people describe a kind of anxiety that doesn’t seem to match what’s happening around them. They’ll say: Nothing is actually wrong. My life is stable. I don’t know why I feel like this. I just feel on...
Why Emotional Neglect Is So Hard to Recognize in Adulthood Many people who were emotionally neglected as children don’t identify their experience as neglect. They often say things like: Nothing really bad happened. My parents did the best they could. I had a good childhood....