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Anyone else have a really hard time believing they’re not a bad person?
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Anonymous 15w

Oddly, I thought I was a very bad person as a child. As an adult, I realized I’m not.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15w

Interesting🤔 but what was the traumatic experience linked to it?*scratches head in thought*

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15w

Also thank you

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 15w

idk about you but as an autistic person my every move is criticized by others. it takes a lot of work not to internalize that

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

I think I originally internalized that idea in a lot of ways as a kid. Nothing obviously traumatizing happened, so I think it was because a) I realized I was different from others in the way I thought, b) was often bullied, c) was punished for things as a child, including getting spanked with a spatula/belt, and d) as an autistic and OCD person, I internalized religious and social messages to a more literal degree than they may have been intended

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15w

Mmm I didn’t pay enough attention to other but I don’t like being perceived and I criticize myself a fuck ton

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