📌 “You’re so sensitive.”
• Why it’s emotional abuse: Labeling a child as “too sensitive” makes them feel defective for having emotions. It discourages them from expressing their feelings and teaches them to ignore their own emotions to please others.
• Why it’s emotional abuse: Labeling a child as “too sensitive” makes them feel defective for having emotions. It discourages them from expressing their feelings and teaches them to ignore their own emotions to please others.
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• This validates their emotions and encourages self acceptance instead of self criticism.