Tag: stonewalling

A woman sits alone in a dimly lit room, facing away, symbolizing emotional disconnection and the pain of being stonewalled in a relationship.

Learning What Love Is Not

Drawn to the Closed Door I’ve come to understand something about myself, and it’s both painful and clarifying: I gravitate toward people who use silence

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A reflection on conditional belonging, self-worth, anxiety, and growing up with unmet emotional needs.

Living With Trauma and Overwhelm

Growing up highly sensing neurodivergent, I wasn’t seen as struggling — I was seen as willful and defiant, seeking control and attention with my needs. Survival

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