Three Types of Emotional Invalidation That Should Never Be Tolerated

  Emotional invalidation occurs when an individual’s feelings and emotions are rejected, dismissed, or ignored. In other words, when someone is told that their feelings are inappropriate, worthless, or out of place. It’s a form of psychological violence that often goes unnoticed. As a matter of fact, it’s common for emotional invalidation to be exercised ‘with good intentions’. For instance, when someone says that they’re feeling sad and another person tells them that there’s no need for it or that they’re being silly. Or, they tell them simply not to think about it and let it go. In many cases,…