Do You Compartmentalize Too Much?
Your family isn’t good at communicating
If your family isn’t great at communicating, and you grew up in a home where a lot of things were left unsaid, there is a good chance you compartmentalize. You had to learn to do that because, as a child, you weren’t given the time to cry about something. If crying or emoting stopped you from doing your chores or homework, you got in trouble.