“How I was raised led me to believe that all relationships were fundamentally transactional and that the stakes being negotiated in those relationships were my right to exist. I thought completely erasing my sense of self was necessary for survival, but I now realize that I can’t live without it. At 41, I’m starting to learn who I am and how to live my life.”
—u/elerner
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahdobro/hard-hitting-lessons