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Emotional damage often starts in childhood and quietly shapes how people think, love, and behave as adults. Maryam was only six when her parents fought every day. She watched her father yell at her mother and tried to stop the fights. Instead of protecting her, her mother made sure Maryam heard every argument. She wanted her daughter to see her as a victim, hoping that one day, Maryam would take her side. Her mother was emotionally dumb. But in doing this, she unknowingly disturbed her child’s emotional peace. Her father was a good dad but a poor husband. Maryam was too young to understand that.
As Maryam grew, she developed fear and confusion about two relationships: that of a father and that of a husband. When you fear a relationship, you avoid it. She began to avoid all men, unaware that she was building emotional walls around herself. Emotional wounds from childhood always follow us. When a hurt child grows up, they often hurt others. Someone like Maryam, who grows up in a similar environment, might try to escape her “prison” at home by trusting the wrong people. In doing so, she might manipulate or be manipulated, resulting in a complete failure of emotional understanding.
People with emotional damage often carry unresolved pain. They struggle to trust, express love, or handle rejection. They can emotionally drain others, damage relationships, and exhaust people like emotional vampires—seeming kind while hurting others when given the chance. They hold grudges, avoid risks, and repeat patterns they never heal from.
This is how an emotionally damaged person affects other people. This is why emotional intelligence matters. It helps people understand their feelings, heal from their past, and manage relationships with empathy, awareness, and strength. This can break the cycle of hurt that began long ago.
Course: TMP & Emotional Intelligence
