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Originally Posted by Travelinglady
I wasn't familiar the term either, but it's an acronym standing for "childhood emotional neglect." Someone can be abused or otherwise have a bad childhood, but not be emotionally neglected, I think. But certainly the two do hand in hand.
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Kind of the other way around - a kid might not have suffered physical abuse, but they might have been emotionally neglected. Like i learned how to avoid slaps, but it came at an emotional cost. I also avoided my parents.