Periagoge
Scenario

When you learn to hide your feelings so early you forget them

I realize I have been performing happiness for so long that I do not know what actual joy feels like, and I think it died when I was seven and learned that my feelings made everything worse.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Emotional suppression in childhood can become so complete that the capacity for authentic feeling atrophies.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief for lost childhood?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.