> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 7 evergreens</em></s> #### [[You can be taught to invalidate your own emotions]] [[Our authority figures curate and reinforce what we are allowed to imitate]], and in [[childhood]] our most prominent authority figures are our [[parents]]. If our parents model [[emotional invalidation]] or invalidate us, we will learn this [[behavior]]. This can be especially dangerous for [[neurodiversity|neurodiverse]] and [[Transgender people|trans]] children because:: [[Our brain will do anything it can to protect itself]]. These two populations are especially at risk because of the power of their [[brain]]s and the seriousness of their [[cognitive dissonance]]. ^[ For neurodivergent kids this lies more in [[Neurodivergent people cannot stop their brain from solving problems]] and for trans kids it lies more in how [[Our understanding of gender begins at a very early age]] and [[Children make wide assumptions about the world]] but these populations heavily overlap anyways ] For example, [[Trans children will repress their dysphoria if they have been effectively taught it is unacceptable]] which is why [[You can discover your transness at any point in life]]. - works with:: [[Avoidance IS the most-efficient way of dealing with emotion]] - part of:: [[Sometimes we can't grow until we change our environment]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[emotional invalidation]], [[emotions]], [[trauma]], [[childhood]] #### References #TO/EXPLORE/WATCH #TO/PONDER/IDEA ["If You Have These 6 Beliefs", You Were Raised by a Narcissist Parents! - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei8DITAQTrE&list=WL&index=143)