29 Women Share The Truths They Had To Overcome In Therapy

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“I’ve lived the majority of my life becoming something, to show proof that I’m worth something. I have to be the best to be worthy of anyone and anything so that they won’t leave me. ‘See me? See how well I’m doing? Please tell me I’m doing a good job. I’m doing a good job, right? I’m not a horrible person, right? You love me and won’t leave me, because look at how amazing I am, right?’ I’ve got bad, bad abandonment issues.”

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