Link – How Childhood Emotional Neglect Makes Adult Life Feel Meaningless

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

“One of the most pernicious results of Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) is also, amazingly, the most directly fixable.

Who hasn’t, at some moments of their lives, wondered what it’s all for?

What’s the point?

Why am I here on this earth?

What am I supposed to be doing?

Does anything really matter?

I have noticed that some people struggle more than others with these questions.

And I’ve also realized that there seems to be something about growing up emotionally neglected that predisposes you even more to this struggle.

“But what could that possibly be??!” you may be wondering, just as I have wondered for years.

Today, I’d like to share my best answers to all of these questions. Of course I don’t claim to know the meaning of life. But I can surely talk about what makes life feel meaningful.”

This is interesting stuff. If you find yourself struggling with these sorts of feelings, and think you may have also been a victim of CEN, check it out.

How Childhood Emotional Neglect Makes Adult Life Feel Meaningless

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