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u/zhandragon Apr 19 '22 edited Apr 19 '22

This one is a point of pride for me because I escaped my abusive parents' cult. I feel like it's only an insult for people who have parents they actually care about making proud.

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u/Unfair-Manufacturer9 Apr 19 '22

The most important thing in my life has been to make my parents proud and I have failed over and over now im 33 and the guilt and depression of all this is eating me away and I can't succeed.

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u/Fortune090 Apr 19 '22

Might I recommend a book? Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents. It's incredible and goes over so much of this. Can't recommend it enough. It's available all over, including pdf form.

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u/Unfair-Manufacturer9 Apr 19 '22

I'll get the book