So the first time I ever told somebody about my childhood trauma, I actually became so physically ill

that I couldn't eat for like two to three days. It was a kind of exhaustion that I've never

felt before in my life. And back then, I didn't know what this feeling was. It actually

prevented me from opening up about this stuff

for a long time. There is a name and explanation for this. I personally call this an emotional

hangover or vulnerability hangover. This is something that happens to everybody on their

healing journey. And today we're going to unpack the six signs that you are experiencing an emotional

or vulnerability hangover and what to do right after this intro.

Welcome to the Inner Child Podcast.

Now with two million downloads, I help high achievers recover from painful relationships

and childhood trauma. Let's heal together on season two of the Inner Child Podcast.

Welcome back to the Inner Child podcast, whether you are an old-time listener or you are brand

new. We welcome you here. My name is Gloria Zang. I'm an award-winning

therapist and your host on this podcast. So I want to thank one of our listeners for reminding

me about this episode. We sent out a poll the other week, just asking all of our listeners

to vote for the topics that you want to hear about in 2025. So far, the most

popular top three episodes that you guys want is, number one, you want me to talk about emotionally

immature parents. Number two, this feeling of I still don't know who I really am. And number three

is how to raise kids without passing on

trauma. So if you haven't voted yet, look for that email in your inbox. And you can always

sign up to my mailing list on the website. Now, today is a very important topic, especially

because we're always talking about how important it is to be vulnerable,

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