Emotional Raw Spots

Hello from Hope Springs,

Did you know that each person has what is known as ‘emotional raw spots’ which have resulted from experiences in life where we have felt hurt, let down, betrayed and abandoned by significant people from our past and also our current relationships? Raw spots can also occur during big transitions or a crisis in our life such as loss of job, having a child or becoming ill and our need for support from loved ones or those close to us is not met. The failure of a loved one to respond scrapes our emotional skin raw.

The raw spots or emotional wounds are buried deep inside us and we only recognise them as anger, irritability or withdrawal.

Can you pinpoint the hurtful response from people in your past and see this as the beginning of the vulnerability? 

The vulnerabilities are not easy to remove because they have become like a built-in alarm signalling that our emotional connection with a key loved one is in danger.  When you feel you are ready to share your vulnerabilities you will be in safe hands with Hope Springs where your emotions will be held gently and safely. 

Adapted from work by Dr. Sue Johnson