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When early trauma shapes adult self-worth

I grew up in foster care and now I'm successful but I still feel like I don't deserve good things and I'm waiting for everything to disappear.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The way childhood experiences of instability can make it difficult to trust in the permanence of positive circumstances.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Identity and community — who we are in belonging?”

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