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user-inactivated · 2601 days ago · link · · parent · post: What kind of self-image did you have growing up?
Not really. I was more or less allowed to discover my own interests and tastes. They encouraged me to do well, but took in stride the occasions where I fell short of their expectations. For the second half of my childhood I had debilitating social anxiety. I don't think I can objectively answer this one without dwelling on it more than I feel up to right now. The first thing that comes to mind is Xanax.Were your parents otherwise restrictive, in what you wear or what games you play?
Did they care a lot about your grades?
Did they try to protect you from whatever dangers there were in your area by removing you from them?