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Old Jul 17, 2010, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SophiaG View Post
Bad self-esteem....have you resulted from my inability as a child to calm my environment?

As a child I used to always dress up in camoflague or go fishing with my father, an obvious effort to try and please him. But it was never enough, he still acted abusive...and maybe, just....maybe

I felt as though it was something I had done wrong that caused him to act like this, that I wasn't a good person, that, I was inherently inadequate.
Very good insight and awareness Sophia!!! I think that your low self worth resulted from the treatment that you received from your father and mother. You probably concluded as a child that if your mother ignored you and your father abused you, you must be worthless. The reality, however, is that their behavior had everything to do with them and nothing to do with you. When I made this connection I was able to slowly increase my self worth.
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