What Can Happen If Someone Was Treated Like An Object During Their Early Years?

 Now that someone is an adult, it could be said that their early years are well and truly behind them. In other words, they are an adult now and what took place in the past is irrelevant.


However, although it may seem this way, it doesn't mean that this is actually the case. There is a chance that what they experienced at this stage of their life is not behind them and is very much defining their present.


A Fallen Bridge


Still, as so many years have passed since this stage of their life and due to the defences that their mind has in place, it might not be possible for them to see the connection. Consequently, how they experience life will just be what is normal and it might be as though there is nothing that they can do about it.


If they live a life that is anything but fulfilling, having this outlook is not going to allow them to experience hope, let alone to actually change their life. They will be like someone who is stuck on an island in the middle of nowhere, with no way of contacting the outside world.


A Closer Look


What they may find, if they were able to step back and reflect on their experience, is that they don't feel comfortable being in their own body. Instead, what feels comfortable is being in their head.


Not only this, they would rather spend time by themselves than spend time around others. When they are by themselves, they may be able to connect to who they are but the same thing might rarely take place in the company of others.


An Act


When they are around others, they may see that they have the tendency to put on an act and, thereby, to disconnect from their true self. This is likely to show that their awareness will go from within them to being focused on what is going on without.


How they come across is then not going to reflect who they are, although this is not to say that everyone will realise this. Who they are is likely to be a reflection of who other people want them to be and who they think they want them to be.


A 'Yes' Person


In general, they could come across as easy-going and even submissive, and they might usually go along with just about whatever another person wants. They are likely to rarely, if ever, say 'no' and if they do, they could feel incredibly uncomfortable.


To say that they will be a doormat could be an understatement and they are going to be used to being violated. So, as they are continually accommodating others needs and neglecting their own, they are naturally going to suffer mentally, emotionally and physically.


Protection


If this is what typically takes place when they are around others, it is not going to be a surprise if they prefer to be by themselves. This will separate them from their fellow human being, that much is clear, but it will also stop them from being taken advantage of.





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