Advertisement10 beliefs emotionally neglected children have to unlearn as adults:1. You are overly sensitiveAs a child, you felt upset when things made you upset. You had things that felt important to you and things that felt good or bad to you. Frances K. Grossman, Ph.D's research on adult survivors of childhood emotional abuse and neglect supports that when no one asked you enough, you learned instead that your preferences don’t matter. Anger is an important message from your body that empowers you.