MKAC - I do get where you're coming from. The things you are saying make sense to me. You had a very invalidating childhood, it makes total sense that you would struggle the way that you are struggling.

I'm trying to figure out what my problem is. I don't think I understand my issue yet. I think that I am the one who decided I was overreacting. I was mostly ignored. No one told me I was bad or stupid or anything. I just had to figure stuff out on my own & I still work under some not-quite-right assumptions. Which is ok - I'm pretty impressed at the ways such a little girl found to adapt. Her school of thought has gotten me pretty far. Smart kid.