The first signs of an emotionally compromised woman are exhaustion and being overwhelmed. Having too many tasks and not enough time to do them affects us at a deep level.

Responsibilities at home and work can lead a strong woman to isolate herself from friends and family. This can be done consciously or unconsciously…People get used to our strengths, so much so that they forget that strong people sometimes need help and support also.

Women in hurtful places need dependable, strong, and capable resources and reinforcements. If a woman does not have this assistance built into her life, she starts to pull back…Emotionally, she can “appear” to be:

• Unapproachable
• Coy
• Brooding
• Angry
• Quiet
• Absent
• Stoic

Now we see clearly why people think this woman is “unavailable,” right? She has pulled away at home and isolated herself from her friends, family, and co-workers. Carrying the extra weight of the “hurtful place” has caused all relationships to become exhausting.

— Tory L. White, M.S., MFCT, EMDR | Registered Psychotherapist, Creative Pathways Counseling, LLC

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