Why you feel socially awkward and doubt yourself

If you've spent your life feeling like an outsider in your own relationships — always overthinking, always adapting, never quite sure what you actually feel there's a reason, and it's not a character flaw. Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) is one of the most overlooked forms of trauma because nothing "bad" seems to have happened — it's what didn't happen that shapes us. In this video, Dr. LePera explores how growing up with emotionally checked-out or absent parents leads to social awkwardness, self-doubt, and a disconnection from your own inner world — and how to start recognizing the signs. Subscribe for weekly holistic psychogly breakdowns 📖 Order my Books: https://bit.ly/4eEwD1o 🔒: Join my private SelfHealers Circle community spaces are limited: ENROLL now: https://bit.ly/4ej0DB9 🎁 Get my FREE Relationship Future Self Journal: https://theholisticpsychologist.com/r... What you'll learn: • How being a "latchkey kid" or having emotionally checked-out parents shapes your nervous system • Why CEN often goes unnoticed compared to more obvious forms of childhood trauma • The common signs you may have experienced CEN, including social anxiety and chronic overthinking • Why you might feel like a "chameleon" who shape-shifts to fit every room • How CEN can leave you disconnected from what you actually feel — and hyper-independent as a result Keypoints: The trauma of childhood emotional neglect Why you feel socially awkward and doubt yourself 0:00 Intro: Why you feel socially awkward and doubt yourself 0:20 Latchkey Kids 0:42 Emotionally checked out parents 2:14 Common signs you might have experienced Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) 2:20 Social Anxiety 2:47 You're a chameleon 3:27 You overthink 4:00 You struggle to know and express what you feel 4:57 You are hyper-independent 5:55 Share in the comments: Share your experience and connect with others who have experienced CEN #selfhealingcommunity #socialanxiety #emotionalhealing #childhoodtrauma #traumahealing