Let’s Be Fr…Your Childhood Is Still Impacting You
Let’s be real—your childhood may have a bigger impact on your adult life than you thought.
Childhood plays a large role in how we communicate, navigate, and perceive the world as we age.
The lessons we learn–or don’t learn–during our earlier years can shape everything from our relationships to our mental health.
Many of our mental health struggles have roots that trace back to our childhoods.
Some of us grew up in a household filled with love, yet our parents' high expectations caused performance anxiety.
Others of us lived in an environment where emotions, especially negative ones, were ignored or swept under the rug.
We all have a story.
Many of our stories run deep, and at 2BE Well Therapy, we understand your mental struggles aren’t random.
Your depression? Fear? Anxiety? All stems from somewhere, and we are here to unravel and unpack these roots with you.
The Importance of Early Intervention for Mental Health
Anxiety is a common mental health struggle that can affect anyone at any point of their lives, often starting in childhood.
Negative childhood experiences are the biggest risk factors for anxiety and depression. As a child, maybe you felt like you had to achieve perfection to receive love. Or perhaps you constantly felt like you had to walk on eggshells around your parents, afraid of making even the smallest mistakes.
Your childhood experiences, ranging from parental pressure to even cases such as abuse or neglect, create deeply ingrained beliefs in your adulthood. Various beliefs may manifest, like people-pleasing tendencies and fears of making errors.
According to Yale Medicine, there is substantial research that links “untreated childhood anxiety with mental illness in adulthood, including not only ongoing anxiety but also depression and substance abuse.” Individuals who do not have their anxiety treated at a younger age will likely suffer from anxiety in their adulthood.
This is why addressing anxiety early on is beneficial. When anxiety or other mental health struggles are recognized at a younger age, work can be done to help prevent long-term struggles later in life.
Childhood Experiences and Their Influence on Adulthood
Our experiences as children, the good, the bad, and the ugly, lay the foundation for much of who we are as adults. Here are a few ways our childhood experiences might show up in adulthood:
High Expectations & Pressure: If your caregivers expect perfection, you might find yourself overwhelmed by anxiety in professional or personal settings.
Emotional Neglect: If emotions weren’t openly discussed, you might struggle with expressing your needs, leading to bottled-up stress and fear of conflict.
Inconsistent Support: Growing up in unpredictable environments can lead to hypervigilance and an overactive fight-or-flight response.
Overprotection: If you were shielded from challenges, stepping into adulthood may feel terrifying, making everyday stressors feel insurmountable.
Our childhood often shapes how we navigate adulthood. These early experiences create lasting patterns that affect our mental well-being and relationships later in life.
Breaking Free From the Past
Healing from childhood-influenced anxiety isn’t about blaming your parents or guardians—it’s about understanding and rewriting your inner narrative.
Through our signature group therapy programs and evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, and EFT tapping, we help you:
Recognize negative thought patterns that stem from your upbringing.
Develop healthier coping strategies that align with your values and lifestyle.
Build emotional resilience to handle stress without spiraling into anxiety.
Foster deeper, more meaningful relationships by addressing attachment wounds.
Let’s be for real, this isn’t about wallowing in pity of what could have been or pointing the finger. It is about empowering yourself to write your own story.
With the support of evidence-based therapies like CBT, DBT, and EFT, you can develop healthier habits and build resilience to assist you far into your adulthood.
Start Your Journey to Healing
Your childhood experiences do not have to affect your future. At 2BE Well Therapy, we believe in teaching our clients to get to the core of their experiences with a culturally compassionate and person-centered approach.
We are here to help you understand that your anxiety isn’t random—it's deeply connected to your past. We utilize a holistic approach that blends evidence-based techniques with empathy and collaboration to heal your anxiety.
Let’s take a deeper look into your family dynamics and background together. Book a consultation with me here.