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How to stop performing identity without hurting others

I realize I've been performing being a good daughter for thirty years but now that I see it clearly I don't know how to stop without destroying my relationship with my parents.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recognition of inauthentic patterns can create dilemmas when others have become attached to those false presentations.

Ideas that help explain it
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