Our minds are fundamentally linked to others’ through the sending and receiving of signals. Ruptured connection, especially of our nonverbal signals, separates our primary emotions from the other person and we are cast adrift and can no longer sense our own minds within the mind of the other. We no longer feel felt, but instead feel misunderstood and alone. When this linkage with an important person in our lives is broken, our minds will quite likely experience a disruption in balanced and coherent functioning. We are not meant to live in isolation, but are dependent on one another for
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