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Girl Talk 9w
experiencing constant rejection as a child rlly do be affecting me as an adult that’s crazy
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Anonymous 9w

receiving constant praise as a child and watching that diminish as you get older is arguably equally bad

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 9w

I don’t think so?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 9w

I don’t think they’re comparable… kid has to be forced into the real world after having a doting home life vs someone who always hears no and always expects a no, therefore does not ask for anything even if they need it. They’re different things entirely.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 9w

They’re two sides of the same coin one could say

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 9w

You feel worthless now whereas we’ve felt worthless the entire time, including pivotal years for our brain development. There’s also a difference between neutrality and abject rejection. Too much praise hurt your ability to self-motivate and neutrality would’ve been better, but rejection absolutely would’ve been worse.

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