“The greatest damage done by neglect, trauma, or emotional loss is not the immediate pain they inflict but the long-term distortions they induce in the way a developing child will continue to interpret the world and her situation in it”
— Gabor Mate
Simplified Meaning:
Neglect, trauma, or emotional hurt cause a lot of harm not just because they hurt at that moment, but because they change how a child will see the world and understand their place in it as they grow up.
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