About this episode

Ross Rosenberg explores the inner experiences of individuals with Self-Love Deficit Disorder, highlighting the impact of core shame and childhood trauma on their mental health.

In this powerful video, Ross Rosenberg explores what it feels like to live inside the mind of a codependent, or someone with Self-Love Deficit Disorder (SLDD). He describes the constant inner noise—an unrelenting inner critic, chronic self-doubt, and exhausting overthinking—that keeps many stuck in anxiety and emotional depletion. Ross explains how core shame, pathological loneliness, and childhood attachment trauma shape these patterns, leading to trauma bonding, settling for “breadcrumbs” ...

People in this episode

Host: Ross Rosenberg

Topics covered

• codependency
• self-love deficit disorder
• mental health
• inner critic
• emotional depletion
• trauma bonding

Keywords

• codependency
• self-love
• mental health
• anxiety
• emotional depletion
• trauma
• inner critic

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