During my childhood I simply pretended that traumatic events did not happen.

An example: I went through a lot of childhood bullying and social rejection. Because I developed inexplicable health complaints, my GP referred me to a child psychologist. I lied to the psychologist, pretending that I wasn't being bullied at school. I told her I was popular, and that nothing was wrong.

If something upsetting happened, I would consciously think, Let's just go on as if it didn't happen.

I have a theory that this has caused a lot of my mental health issues. I am now completely unable to block out my emotions. Rather I feel them very intensely.

Did anybody else do this?