EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION LIFETRAPS IN A RELATIONSHIP 1. You don’t tell your partner what you need, then feel disappointed when your needs are not met. 2. You don’t tell your partner how you feel, and then feel disappointed when you are not understood. 3. You don’t allow yourself to be vulnerable, so that your partner can protect or guide you. 4. You feel deprived, but you don’t say anything. You harbor resentment. 5. You become angry and demanding. 6. You constantly accuse your partner of not caring enough about you. 7. You become distant and unreachable.
