When love comes from someone who’s hurting, it can feel both safe and scary

When love comes from someone who’s hurting, it can feel both safe and scary. When a parent struggles with severe depression, PTSD, psychosis, or a personality disorder, their pain can make caregiving unpredictable or frightening. The child learns they can’t always trust safety or comfort and that confusion forms disorganized attachment. Sometimes it’s not neglect by choice, but the impact of mental illness during crucial bonding years. 💛 🎥 Watch the full video this Thursday: youtube.com/@AdaptableBehaviorExplained #disorganizedattachment #attachmenttrauma #traumahealing #childdevelopment #emdrtherapy #ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇss