Posted by octopusprime on March 27, 2004, at 11:43:44
In reply to Re: how do you guys meet healthy people?, posted by bookgurl99 on March 27, 2004, at 7:53:41
> Question -- did you have a sick parent or sick people around you in childhood? my mother was sick a lot, and my parents expected me to take care of her in ways that may not have been age-appropriate. For example, I was giving her medicinal shots that she couldn't bear to give herself when I was 9.no, i wasn't (even though my mother is a nurse). that sounds like a difficult way to grow up.
i was a shy, withdrawn child, and i was frequently ostracized by my peers. i spent a lot of time as a kid listening rather than talking. and a lot of the time, the only kids that would befriend me were a little strange.
so maybe it's different things leading us to the same place - low self-esteem versus obligation. it's hard to unlearn childhood patterns as an adult.
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