We Can't Depersonalize in Childhood, We Can an Adult

In childhood, we take everything that happened to us personally. We see it as an indicator of our lack of worthiness or unloveability. As adults, we are responsible for our response to it. So I could be sitting here still today, now not having spoken to my dad in 18 years. And I got really clear on that it's my responsibility. If I want a relationship, if I want to even just let go of this anger and stop festering"