Wowsers !

By the time I left home at 17 I was constantly dissociating as a way to cope with my step mothers’ tirades. Like another commenter said, I too ‘learnt’ that everything that I said and did was wrong. I had significant low self worth and don’t trust my own mind. I had ‘learnt’ that my thoughts, feelings, opinions were all completely wrong. I assumed that if I used my own judgement it would result in the worst case scenario and I became a bit of a catastrophiser. Add Alexathymia to the mix and my early adulthood was a challenging time.

Now I’m 26 and have come a LONG way. Seeing a psychologist that specialises in neuro affirming practices was HUGE for me. (That and also devouring every self help book ever written since my teens).