Childhood may seem like forever ago. But the things you experienced as a child can greatly affect how you are as an adult today, whether you’re aware of it or not. For instance, nobody likes rejection. When you experienced a major rejection from your parents or your peers as a child, experts say, it may show later on. According to Nicole Richardson, LPC-S, LMFT, “rejected child syndrome,” like middle child syndrome and codependence are real things that people experience but are not diagnoses found in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. “All three terms can...
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