@tracingmind: Psychology says… some kids don’t get a childhood. They get a job. And the worst part? Nobody ever told them they were doing one. Did your mother call you her “best friend”? Did your father unload his stress on you because he had no one else to talk to? That’s not bonding. That’s not closeness. That’s a child being forced to become an emotional adult long before their brain was ready. Psychology calls this Parentification — when a child becomes the caretaker, the therapist, the emotional partner for a parent who should’ve protected them. While other kids were learning to play, you were learning how to calm an adult down. While other kids were figuring out themselves, you were figuring out your parents’ moods so the house wouldn’t fall apart. You weren’t allowed to cry. You weren’t allowed to need anything. Your value came from how much you could solve, so you learned to carry storms that weren’t yours. And now… as an adult? You apologize too much. You take responsibility for everything. You attract broken people because fixing others is the only love language you were taught. But hear me clearly: You were never supposed to be the hero of your childhood. You were supposed to be the child. And none of what happened was your fault. Your healing begins the moment you understand this: You don’t owe anyone the version of you that was built from survival. You are allowed to grow into someone who finally feels safe… and finally feels free. #ParentifiedChild #PsychologySays #TraumaHealing #MentalHealthAwareness #childhoodtrauma

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Wednesday 03 December 2025 23:11:00 GMT