Hun, you'd be surprised how much your childhood, the traumas, etc color your present. Dealing with what happened to you in childhood can certainly help you begin to build your self-esteem. It sure did me!

You suppose you may want to side track because dealing with the issues is so painfull? Sometimes knowing is worse than not knowing what you have to deal with because of the apprehension. When I started dealing with my childhood, I found out all kinds of nasty things! It's no wonder I was such a mess. It was painful to the point of making me dissociate at times, but I got through it. In finding the errors of my upbringing, listening to the "old tapes" made me realize that "they" had been SOOO wrong and that the stubborn streak in me had been right from the start.

Whatever you decide, I wish you strength and courage to overcome your present limitations. You've got the seeds to that strength and courage already growing in you.

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