Comments on: What Is an Emotional Wound? https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:44:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Do You know How to Control Your Anger? - Best Herbal Health https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-712223 Thu, 20 May 2021 12:15:39 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-712223 […] emotional management. We all unavoidably build up emotional wounds throughout our lives. However, knowing what makes your wounds bleed again can help you to resolve conflicts more adequately the next time a situation affects […]

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By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-708673 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:29:23 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-708673 In reply to Mona.

The path of healing will be tied to the individual character, their personality, situational factors and the type of wound they have. Each entry in the Emotion Thesaurus gives ideas, and there’s a bunch of information on how to show a character is beginning to heal. here’s an excerpt: https://elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorized/overcoming-emotional-wounds-how-to-show-your-character-is-beginning-to-heal/ I hope this helps 🙂

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By: Mona https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-708671 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:23:25 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-708671 You explained the problem well .. no doubt in that.. but what about its solution.. no one talks about it.. how to heal from childhood trauma and abuse

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By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-706674 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 14:53:09 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-706674 In reply to ALBERT BADUYA.

Very glad! Happy writing, Albert!

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By: ALBERT BADUYA https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-706673 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 13:04:09 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-706673 This is so helpful.

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By: How to Build a Better Protagonist https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-648378 Wed, 22 May 2019 22:46:29 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-648378 […] is negative: character flaws which came into being in response to past hurts and fears caused by emotional wounds. And while we think this “emotional shielding” of dysfunctional behavior, attitudes, and biases […]

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By: Wondering How to Hint at a Character’s Emotional Wound? Read This! - Romance University https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-646768 Sun, 12 May 2019 02:05:01 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-646768 […] happiness, their self-worth, and causing mistrust and disillusionment to skew their worldview. This critical piece of backstory is key to understanding their motivations, and will impact their individual character’s arc, so […]

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By: Supplying Breadcrumbs: How to Hint at a Character's Emotional Wound - Angela Ackerman - Romance University https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-645637 Wed, 01 May 2019 21:39:42 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-645637 […] happiness, their self-worth, and causing mistrust and disillusionment to skew their worldview. This critical piece of backstory is key to understanding their motivations, and will impact their individual character’s arc, so […]

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By: 7 Things Your Character Is Hiding – Magic Reading https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-636557 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:15:58 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-636557 […] of wounding events, we each have defining moments from the past that we’re reluctant to share with others or even […]

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By: Personalizing Your Character’s Emotional Wound – Caroline McCullagh https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-574391 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 23:41:06 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-574391 […] Emotional wounds are tricky to write about. […]

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By: Personalizing Your Character’s Emotional Wound - Jerry Jenkins | Proven Writing Tips https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-574362 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:54:51 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-574362 […] Emotional wounds are tricky to write about. […]

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By: Writing Characters That Mirror Real Life - Kristen Lamb https://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/09/what-is-an-emotional-wound/#comment-572325 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 05:53:06 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=30773#comment-572325 […] saved this one for last because, when it comes to mirroring real life, nothing has the impact of an emotional wound. We’ve all experienced terrible things in our lives—singular events or repeated situations that […]

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