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Why Intergenerational Sacrifice Creates Survivor Guilt

I cannot enjoy success because my immigrant parents sacrificed everything for my opportunities and I feel guilty for having what they never could.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The weight of ancestral sacrifice can create a psychological burden that prevents the very fulfillment that sacrifice was meant to enable.

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