is a result of

profound emotional abandonment in childhood and repeated exposure to abuse, and/or neglect.

•Emotional Dysregulation: Difficulty controlling emotions, intense emotional reactions                (anger, irritability, sadness), and mood swings.
 
•Negative Self-Perception: Feeling permanently damaged, worthless, ashamed, or guilty. 

•Interpersonal Difficulties: Challenges in forming and maintaining relationships, difficulty       trusting others, fear of intimacy, and social isolation. 

•Changes in Consciousness and Self-Awareness: Dissociation (feeling detached from one's   body or emotions). 

•Avoidance: Steer clear of places, people, or activities that remind of the past negative experiences. 

•Hypervigilance: Heightened sensitivity to perceived threats, leading to constant alertness   and readiness for danger. 

•Re-experiencing Symptoms: Flashbacks, nightmares, and re-experiencing distressing   memories. 

•Physical Symptoms: Headaches, stomachaches, muscle tension, sleep disturbances.
 
•Loss of Meaning or Hope

•Changes in Self-Perception: Feelings of helplessness, paralysis of initiative, shame, guilt, and self-blame. 

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