Rosenberg's book resonated with me. I was raised in a family that has about zero capacity for understanding or communicating their own needs, but quick to poi

Rosenberg's book resonated with me. I was raised in a family that has about zero capacity for understanding or communicating their own needs, but quick to point out what others need or should do. I used to think I had high empathy, but post-therapy I realized that I was really letting other people project their feelings into me, and had an underdeveloped sense of self. And it was hard for me to ask things of others, assuming I would be burdening them. It's a product of how I was raised, how my parents were raised, going back probably many generations. Hopefully it ends with my generation. NVC really is amazing. It immediately cuts down tension when flight or fight responses are triggered.