When you’re Triggered and Regress Emotionally [pro.psychcentral.com]

Alicia Doktor 12/11/1811:24 AM

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt much younger than your actual biological age, and not in a good way?

Perhaps when you encounter certain people, such as your parents, you start feeling and acting like you did as a child; this is an example of emotional regression.

Usually, when we are in close, interpersonal relationships with certain people, we find ourselves most vulnerable to regressing emotionally. The purpose of this article is to educate you on what emotional regression is, and teach you how to help yourself find your composure and your “adult self” in these times of regression, especially if you see that it is not a healthy place for you to be.

[For more on this story by Sharie Stines, Psy.D, go to https://pro.psychcentral.com/r...regress-emotionally/]

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