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Emotional Inhibition & Deprivation (Schema Part 4): Episode 231
In this episode, we continue our series on early maladaptive schemas in physicians, this time exploring emotional inhibition and emotional deprivation, the schemas behind the "I'm fine" doctor who looks composed but feels numb, lonely, or disconnected underneath.
In this episode:
What emotional inhibition and emotional deprivation actually mean, and how they combine to create the physician who "needs nothing"
Why emotional inhibition isn't the same as healthy emotional regulation
How these schemas form in childhood, and how medical training reinforces them
What emotional inhibition and…
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