Thank you for being so vulnerable and opening up about your experience.

…ply coping mechanisms to deal with a family situation in which my needs were often an afterthought. It was maybe less painful to pretend that I didn’t need anything or anyone than to admit that I did and not have my needs met by the very people whose responsibility it was to take care of me.
People-pleasing and extreme self-reliance are two sides of the same coin
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Anna Ruby
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Sep 28, 2021
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Thank you for being so vulnerable and opening up about your experience. I felt the exact same way growing up; these words are so validating.
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