Were You an Orphan With Parents?

If you’ve ever struggled to understand why you feel the way you do, THIS may be the missing link:
Just because you had parents and lived under their roof doesn’t mean they truly parented you. Many children grow up physically provided for but emotionally abandoned—orphans with parents.
In this video, Teal exposes the gaslighting that hides this reality, breaks down the unmet needs that shape a child's development, and explores how these missing pieces impact adulthood.

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Beginning and Ending Song:
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[rustyscrapper]

As a child I was always well fed, clothed, and ignored.

[creativealchemyoflife]

As a child, I often wished I was an orphan. I would have rather BEEN alone instead of feeling so alone and overlooked within my family.

[johnward]

I remember being about ten years old and thinking, “I am in this alone.”

[AnnikaBirgittaNordlander]

"As people, we need to stop telling the lie that physical needs are more important than emotional needs". Teal Swan 🌎🙏😘

[HibiscusWizardsTower]

Orphan of "wealthy" parents here. I remember a friend in high school once telling me how amazing my life must be. I just smiled, but in my head, I thought: I’d trade it with yours in a heartbeat—at least you have actual parents.

I still remember how incredible it felt to visit her house—how her parents treated me, the warmth in their home, and the dynamic between all the members of her family. It was truly beautiful to just watch.

This video made me feel seen and gave me the energy to keep healing and growing. Thank you.

[HomemakerDaze]

I was poor and alone my whole childhood. Noone safe to turn to for comfort. Now im the most loving parent.

[pilis.]

Thank you for calling it what it is "The hell of neglect"

[johnswimcat]

This really rang some bells with me. I'm 78 and still trying to find things I didn't get as a child

[Blos_irl]

When I was 6 I had a breakdown because I couldn’t figure out my math homework. My dad drove me to the ‘adoption center’ (a random abandoned building in our town) and told me to get out and tell them I needed a new family. I sobbed on the porch of this building for 5 minutes until he finally told me to get back in the car.
I’m 24 now and struggled with self loathing for as long as I can remember. This channel has slowly but surely helped me heal that broken part of myself. I’m not whole yet, but I want to thank you for continuously helping me get there ❤️

[heyyall]

I think most both parents and children have never received these things. It’s sad. It explains the state of the world. Most were not parented as we needed. 😢

[itsspringtime]

Yep. Literally had this conversation in therapy. I have felt so alone forever. I have done a lot with so little resources so I know I am resourceful and resilient and can take care of myself all alone. But i don't want to do it anymore. I want to rely on people but have not been able to figure out (1) who i could possibly rely on and (2) how to get over that hump of feeling unworthy of having someone help me, care for me, or be reliable. Very hard work. I know i will get through but so painful. 😢

[Datorslieka]

This is why working on my own traumas alone and healing alone came to a point where just the process of being with myself felt retraumatizing because it meant that I still do not have anyone next to me providing me support. Thats when I committed to look for friends, use therapy and any resources provided by OTHER people just because the feeling of being with someone through whatever was healing more than the thing that was causing me pain in the first place.

[deniserobins-zo]

I am tired of hearing people say family are the most important thing in their life, I feel like a total failure as I don’t have any family close enough emotionally to feel supported. I was an orphan in every sense and at 5 I had an accident, physically separated for a long period while in hospital which turned me into an anxious whiny child that further disgusted my parents. My core belief that I am unworthy of love acceptance still threatens any close relationship I now try and establish, that I am still trying to have meaningful fulfilling relationship is testament to my resilience and intelligence but…. It is very difficult and sometimes I just want it all to end, the pain is extremely exhausting

[jeanlundi]

Definately was. The worse part is when the stuff they put you through doesn't register socially as anything out of the ordinary....but there was betrayal, abandonment, control, invalidation again, and again, and again.

That's why I'm not really pro-family. Family are just a bunch of souls the gods saw fit to team you up with. And they are usually the number one cause for why people aren't free in my estimation.

[monikamona]

When I saw the tittle of this video it struck me. The worst is the gaslighting. Not only were the needs neglected but there's no acknowledgment of the abandonment, neglect, denial, access to normal contacts with peers, not allowed to engage in doing art, sports etc or even emotional abuse😢

[kosmosblue]

"You had a roof over your head" literally the minimum when you decide to bring children to this world. Omg I hate this so much

[Being_Mary]

This has been on my mind for a while now and I felt so guilty for even thinking I could feel like an orphan with parents. I have been waiting 36 years for them to validate me and now I have you Teal. Thank you for making me feel whole and seen 🙏🏻❤️

[stelladomnich]

Broke out from this gaslight with the help of a therapist 3 years ago. Best and most challenging thing I've ever done.

[elizabethstocker]

I often felt invisible growing up with a twin brother and 2 younger siblings. It was even more difficult because "everyone" loved my parents. But it's easier to care for kids/people who you are not responsible for. I loved and appreciated my parents, but I had a severe sense of not being worthy or enough my entire life, and I became rebellious as a result. Thank you for addressing this topic

[TheSevimuzun]

thank you teal ❤ sometime ago i was talking to my brother. he was very sad. and he repeatedly said "kimsesizim". literally it means "i am with nobody", meaning "i am on my own, alone"....he was right. we both are. we had parents growing up, but no one to protect us. no one who was caring and loving. understanding. comforting. hugging. no one. instead beaten, yelled at, insulted, threatened and at least once a day being told we are loosers. Congratulations mum. because we had shelter, food and clothes.