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How childhood wounds shape our health choices

My vision is getting worse but I refuse to wear glasses because I can't stand the thought of looking like my father who abandoned us.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

We sometimes reject what we need most when it carries the image of those who hurt us, choosing physical suffering over psychological resemblance.

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“Where Are You with Eye health and vision?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.