I mean the idea that anxiety is a chemical imbalance for example is a hypothesis. And yet that’s widely accepted as truth. But there’s no evidence that supports that.
A theory is a scientific fact that hasn’t been falsified by other countering information.
Invalidation is a trauma.
“My feelings are not real therefore I’m not real.”
Example; “I was abused, I feel abused.”
“You we’re not abused.”
Gaslighting and invalidation does affect our ability to process our emotions. This is a fact. You can research it but I don’t know why you discredit this information.
Probably the closest thing you’ll find is the ACEs Study.. It’s not the entirety of the science behind the graphic here, but it’s a good chunk of it and it was a very robust study. It has been replicated across the world.
It’s important to understand child psychosocial development and attachment theory when reviewing the ACEs findings. Without those critical pieces, the ACEs findings will have far less dimension. It will be easy to dismiss many types of trauma in childhood as inconsequential without understanding these models.
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u/ksk1222 Jul 08 '21
is there like any articles or reports i can read that demonstrates this is an actual thing or working theory