Underdeveloped coping skills
“…Lashing out on social media for years. Controversial and angry statuses, just due to the anger inside of me. I have texts I sent my friend where I described just how much I felt this unsettling anger in my chest. Emotional abuse from peers at school to family [can] really [mess] you up…”
When parents soothe their children, they are also teaching them how to soothe themselves. So kids from healthy homes may grow up and treat their distress by talking out their problems, putting on music, eating comfort food, getting a hug, etc. However, children who never received that sort of emotional support may lack the skills to handle negative emotions as adults. Therefore, they may turn to unhealthy coping techniques such as binge eating or alcohol abuse.
