Can Mother Love Grow Synapses?

The Biology of Love

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can the lack of intimacy in infancy cause a person to have impaired intimacy later on
mona cofer

11/5/2010 10:45:08 AM

 i was born in a state mental hospital. i don't know for a fact that i was neglected and uncared for but i do know i was taken from my mother within a few days of birth and put in an orphanage. i was adopted by wonderful parents and was given anything a kid could ask for. however i never was able to develop a very strong bond with my adoptive mother. i loved her and i knew she loved me but i always felt that i was indebted to her and my father so i did things out of a feeling of indebtedness instead of deep love. i have had mental and emotional problems all my life and have been in and out of mental hospitals. could this one thing cause enough trauma to stunt my emotional maturity? i am 63 and am finally in good psychotherapy which is finally starting to help me understand myself. i am currently writing a book of my life experiences and would like to add this information to it if i could. thank you for any help you can give me.