Diary of a Flopping Fish

One writer’s journey through CPTSD, neurodivergence, and rebuilding life one day at a time.

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  • What Is Emotional Validation and How to Be Better at it 

    What Is Emotional Validation and How to Be Better at it 

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    Rin Lamy
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    Emotional validation is the basis on which we all use to feel secure in being ourselves and expressing our feelings. It can form us into confident people or drive us towards codependent tendencies. It determines whether relationships of all kinds thrive or fail. The lack of it forms the basis for gaslighting and the effects…