“Always felt invisible like no one noticed I was there. It’s no wonder why I think I’m very easily forgettable.” - Joel K. My voice still feels lost in the woods.” - Mary L. “People talking to me as if I hadn’t spoken or starting a different conversation as a response. I get anxiety over the smallest things and because of the things I was put through by my father, I’m terrified of figures of authority.” - Gabriella-Ann W. “I was always apologizing for voicing my own opinions.” - Joanna L. I didn’t feel part of the family, but deep down I knew I was not adopted… just not appreciated as much as my siblings.” - Annalie L. “At a very young age, I believed I was adopted, because my brothers were allowed much more freedom than me. I think that’s why I seek to hear it so much now.” - Yael G. “Growing up, no one ever told me how much I meant to them. It greatly affected my self-esteem.” - Jackie B. “Never being told ‘I love you’ from my dad as a young girl. If I showed even a bit of a ‘negative’ emotion (sadness, anger, just plain being human), it would be used against me and I’d be accused of being selfish, ‘out of line’ or of having an attitude.” - Cierra L. “I keep things bottled up to an almost extreme level. I didn’t share feelings, needs, wants, opinions, ideas, plans or things that happened to me. “I stopped talking about myself to anyone because every time I did, one way or another, I would be told I was wrong/bad. As an Adult, You Never Allow Yourself to be Vulnerable
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This was a major flaw while working even though I knew I knew how to do whatever it was I was assigned to do, in the back of my head I always second-guessed myself and these were things I did multiple times a day for 20+ years.” - Cathy P.ģ. “I always felt I never did things right or correctly. It wasn’t until I was 20 that I learned from a dear friend that sensitivity is a good thing.” - Katie S. “My dad would make fun of me for being sensitive. “When I was a young child through my teens, I was yelled at for crying or my dad would say ‘What’s the matter, kid?’ - as if everything was always my fault and I was too emotional.” - JoAnne L. ‘I feel anxious today’ Response: ‘Just calm down you’re being dramatic.’ - Pamela P. “Not having a voice with my family members. Here are 25 signs that told people they felt invalidated growing up: 1. Our community is here as always if you ever need someone to talk to. If you see yourself in these, please be gentle with yourself.
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We asked our community to tell us the “signs” that they felt invalidated as children.