The foundation for our inner sense of security is the emotional connection that we have with our caretakers. If you were criticized or dismissed for expressing emotions and didn’t have a caregiver who was there to help you work through them, you may have come to believe that there was something wrong with you but not understood what. When you’re constantly told as a child things along the lines of “Don’t cry!” “You’re so dramatic!” “You’re so sensitive!” or “What’s wrong with you?” you end up feeling like something is wrong with you for having emotions that your parents can’t hold.
