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A friend once commented that I acted young for my age. How do I explain to my new friends that I act young for my age like a teen without a pity party or woe is me attitude. I don't want to push people away because of my teen-like attitude. I'm gonna focus on things I like to do.
For the longest time, I was stuck in this mode of my mom treating me like I was her puppet. I lived in FEAR of driving, men, and socializing. Anything I wanted to do, she'd bring me down and be negative. I'm in my 30's now. Now I have cut WAY back on my fears of driving, men, and socializing, life has been more fun. I see men as interesting and fun. My fear was so bad that literally all I did from 14-27 was work and stayed home, barely saying anything to anyone
She's better on how she treats me but still negative and brings me down because I'm slowly learning on how to stand up to myself.
With difficult parents who have an emotional grip on you, distance (both physical and emotional) helps you heal, become strong and grow like a normal person. This is a very hard thing to do, especially if you still depend on them and if not, they will balk at it, but it must be done. The main purpose of this is to take control of yourself and your life rather than letting your parents continue to control you.
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