Short‑Term Effects of Symbolic Parenting
- Confusion
- Shame
- Self-doubt
- Emotional regression
- Loss of confidence
- Rapid compliance
- Anxiety around making decisions
- Feeling belittled
- Emotional withdrawal
- Cognitive fog
- People-pleasing
- Fear of disappointing them
- Reduced autonomy
- Feeling “small”
- Hypervigilance around their approval
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