Children of the mentally ill learn early on how not to be a bother, especially if they grew up with neglect. As my sister insisted once, when she was in severe pain after injuring her ankle, 'This isn't me! This is not who I am!

Mira Bartok
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Children of the mentally ill learn early on how not to be a bother, especially if they grew up with neglect. As my sister insisted once, when she was in severe pain after injuring her ankle, “This isn't me! This is not who I am!” My sister didn’t see herself as the kind of person who would be so out of it that she would fall over and injure herself. For her, falling down was unacceptable. She was always an active person, someone who loved to dance and go on road trips, play with friends and tell great stories. She didn’t want to be dishonest with herself about what she could do or who she was.

Source: The Memory Palace

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