On the subject of neglect

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http://emergingfrombroken.com/the-black-hole-of-emotional-neglect-by-pam-witzemann/ A personal account that includes details familiar to me: living in a dream world, feeling unlovable by design, not recognizing loneliness but wishing that someone else would notice and name it for us
http://emergingfrombroken.com/how-i-learned-to-self-abuse-by-pam-witzemann/ This one by the same woman makes me scratch my arms nervously
http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/bonding.htm
http://www.americanhumane.org/children/stop-child-abuse/fact-sheets/child-neglect.html