No.303889
>Were you emotionally neglected as a child?
I wonder if this led me to become who I am now, at least in social settings.
I have no idea if I suffered from this, although I remember times when I was told not to cry, or I got used to not crying over silly things that perhaps maybe weren't silly for a child.
I read those internet ads about caring for parents and children, and they recommended hugs, affection, and not denying children's pain and suffering, and that the best thing is to get it off the emotions of their chest or body.
but if this doesn't happen, then they build up a shell, armor, or something like that because they mask or hide these emotions automatically out of pure habit and training. and later they will have trouble releasing their emotions from their bodies. Babies and toddlers do this naturally when they cry.
>Also
I can't remember the last time I cried with all my might or something like that.
I wonder if this led me to be the way I am now, at least in a social way. I wonder if I can treat it. I read from an anon that some of these things can only be treated with love. But the truth is confusing.
Maybe my brain is already like this, although I read that the brain can change, as can one's habits and feelings.
No.303890
>I wonder if this led me to become who I am now, at least in social settings.
The fact that being less social than average is just your personality, which you've not made any serious attempts to change.
>I have no idea if I suffered from this
Then do yourself a favor and come to accept that you didn't. If you don't know if you suffered or not, then you didn't suffer. Don't dwell on hypotheticals and possible reasons that you're not feeling as good as you'd like. You're not suffering emotional abuse right now and that's all that matters.
>I read those internet ads about caring for parents and children, and they recommended hugs, affection, and not denying children's pain and suffering, and that the best thing is to get it off the emotions of their chest or body. but if this doesn't happen, then they build up a shell, armor, or something like that
This armor is called emotional maturity. It's the natural ability to not succumb to random bouts of sadness or hysteria; to not let your state of mind and dedication towards your current task be swayed by bad feelings. It's just a matter of not being a baby anymore.
>Babies and toddlers do this naturally when they cry.
Which you are not anymore. There are viable ways to relive emotional tension and take your mind off of your problems as an adult man, but none of them involve crying.
>I can't remember the last time I cried with all my might or something like that.
Then be glad that you're not living a life full of sad happenings worth crying over. If you ever father children and are unfortunate enough to see them die young, then you'll probably cry. Not crying after watching Bambi as an adult is not a sign of being cold or [/i]emotionless[/i].
>I wonder if I can treat it
There's nothing to treat. What do you have to gain by age-regressing to the point of being emotionally vulnerable?
This Tumblr female culture of "Maybe I'm an undiagnosed, untested, abuse survivor with repressed memories, and that's why I can't win the videogame" needs to end. You're a dude, OP. Act like it.