<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Unhealed wounds send signals. Old injuries from... > Unhealed wounds send signals. Old injuries from childhood or past relationships can show up as flinching, appeasing, or over-explaining, cues that opportunistic people detect much as a shark senses blood in the water. Healing the wound changes the signal. **Source:** [[livestreams/Building Confidence Through Honest Self-Presentation - Workbook|Building Confidence Through Honest Self-Presentation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Unhealed wounds send signals. Old injuries from childhood or past relationships can show up as flinching, appeasing, or over-explaining, cues that opportunistic people detect much as a shark senses blood in the water. Healing the wound changes the signal.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-unhealed-wounds-send-wound-changes-signal ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->