“My parents never recognized the things that for me were achievements. I was praised for the things that came naturally to me, like my intelligence, but when I really put all my effort into looking nice (trying to), it went unrecognised. No-one ever told me I looked pretty or nice, or that I was a beautiful person (to them) and I needed them to...” Body ImageLow Self EsteemEmotional NeglectUnmet NeedsChildhood NeglectFeeling IgnoredFeeling UglyFeeling Unloved Book:To Die For Source: To Die For
“When someone ignores you, it's an intentional display of power. They're essentially acting like you don't exist, and they do it because they can. They believe that nothing will happen to them. Ignoring silences people. It intentionally avoids resolution or compromise. It ignites your worst fears of unworthiness because it makes you feel that you deserve to be ignored. Inevitably, being ignored puts you in the position of having to choose between making a fuss or accepting the silent treatment. If you stand up to the ignorer and get in their face, you break the norms of polite behavior and end up feeling worse, diminished, demeaned.” Silent TreatmentUnworthinessIgnoring PeopleNorms Of Polite BehaviorFeeling Ignored Book:Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist Source: Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist