What Maria Popova thinks about Trauma

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1. 26 Sept 2026

   Our readingGrowing up in an emotionally withholding or abusive environment teaches a person to mistake small mercies for real love.

   Their wordsthe most devastating and deadening effect of growing up in such an emotional environment - the way in which we come to mistake the crumbs of mercy for a feast of love.

   ↗How to Handle a Narcissistic and Abusive Parent: Kafka’s Remarkable Letter to Fatherthemarginalian.org 2nd of 2 in this piece