I’m an adult, but I still feel like my childhood has a big influence on how I think and act I had some difficult experiences growing up, and sometimes it feels like I’m still reacting to life as if I’m that kid instead of the person I am now I want to become mentally stronger, more confident, and stop letting old experiences control me For people who’ve gone through something similar, what actually helped you move forward? How do you stop identifying with your childhood and start acting like the adult you want to be? I’m looking for practical advice or personal experiences rather than just “get over it” Just adding more details to get more insight When I was 8 my father hit my mother basically thrown her to refrigerator and I still remember the entire scene and my mother and mother always scold me today also when I bring that up They always used to fight in house since i was 5-6 always I didn’t felt safe in dinner table etc etc but then they used to settle it and they get happy and just like forget but I couldn’t My mother in anger accidentally while bathing me hit me with a clothes washing brush because I was being notorious and it broke my two lower eats I have cap now.its basically like constantly verbal arguments between them and then they fix it themselves But they never think about the impact Plus few days ago in anger my mother brought up divorce and many things like this happened One more thing came right now I am a single kid so my mother in anger used to say you are so unlucky you didn’t even brought any kids after you I just don’t want to share these things but they are keeping out right now submitted by /u/Budget-Depth-5717
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