7 Surprising Habits Women Develop When They’ve Always Felt Invisible—What Psychology Reveals
It’s no surprise, then, that if you never felt seen as a kid, you might hustle for approval through trophies, perfect grades, job titles, and anything else that screams “Look at me, I’m good enough!”
The trouble is, external validation rarely fills that internal void.
4. Preferring the background over the spotlight
Quote time, friends. Susan Cain once wrote, “There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.”
She was referencing introversion, but this insight touches on how many women who felt unseen as kids often choose the background.