Invalidated feelings

We all long to be seen, heard, and understood. But most of the time, I experience the opposite — invalidated.

Don't dismiss, invalidate or minimize someone else's feelings or experiences just because you don't understand them. People's feelings are real and they mater, whether we understand them or not.

How to cope with feeling invalidated regardless of whatever invalidation you have faced.

Dr. Michaela | Clinical Psychologist | Author on Instagram: "Who needed to see this? ⬇️ 🎨@thebraincoach Most highly sensitive people have grown up having their feelings invalidated. “Too sensitive” “too much”, “Over reacting”. We’ve heard it allll before, am I right? In the workplace, in our families, amongst our friends, teachers, even within our own minds our ability to think and feel deeply is usually (consciously or subconsciously) weaponised, positioned as a flaw. A nuisance. We accep

5am dump: this moving project by Geloy Concepcion called “Things I Wanted to Say but Never Did”. This one gutted me a little bit. Of course it reminds me of ‘all my beautiful minds,’ but this week (the lull between Xmas and New Years) always makes me feel particularly in-step with my ADHD’s. My resolution might just be to get myself tested in 2024. These are made from submissions by real people “with the hope that someone going through the same thing will read them and feel less lonely…

Don't let anyone invalidate or minimize how you feel. If you feel something, you feel it and it is real to you. Your feelings are important and you deserve to be heard. They are inherently valid and they matter. Don't let anyone make you believe otherwise #inspirationalThoughts #inspirationThoughts #inspirationalThoughtOfTheDay #inspiringWords #inspirationalWords #motivationalWords #motivationalThoughts #motivationalThoughtOfTheDay #inspirationalQuotesAndSayings #mindsetQuotes…

Mental Health Advocate on Instagram: “Others shouldn’t have to feel invalidated ♡ Credit: @damianimated - - - - - - - - - - - - #mentalhealth #mentalillness…”

Since Brene Brown gave her famous talk, the pop culture difference between shame and guilt has become that the latter makes you feel bad for what you did. The former makes you feel bad for who you are.

Have other people minimized, shamed, or invalidated your feelings? Having your feelings diminished, ignored, o

If You Grew Up Feeling Invalidated You May:- Feel invisible and like you don’t have a voice; Seek/ need validation from others; Keep things bottled up and not open up; Feel the need to apologise for everything; Want to prove that you’re worthy or good enough; Unconsciously self-sabotage relationships; Feel that love has to be “earned” by being perfect. #feelinginvalidate #mentalhealth

Growing up, did you ever feel that your efforts to please others were never enough? Did your parents tell you that your feelings were wrong? Did you think that love was earned? If you answered "yes" to any of these, you may have felt invalidated as a child. Read on to learn more.