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Let’s Get UnStuck's avatar

Your piece resonated. My own ā€œeventā€ was my mom getting MS when I was young. Watching her decline terrified me, and I carried that fear everywhere, even believing I could get sick the same way (which no one knows what causes it). I also watched my dad juggle everything, and I grew up scared, anxious, and unsure how to explain what I felt.

What you wrote about how those early moments shape us and how we can choose something different now really landed. Thank you for putting words to it.

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Rainbow Roxy's avatar

It's interesting how you connect these dots. What if that deep seated perfectionism is actualy just a really sophisticated coping strategy?

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