As children, adults were more powerful than us. They could stop us from going against them and punish us if we disobeyed.
Most of us surrendered and accepted these rules.
At a certain point, these beliefs are deeply embedded within us, and we domesticate ourselves.
We create a perfect self-image and punish ourselves when we fail to act according to it.
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