Sep 22, 2026 · 47 min · 20 segments
**This story comes with many warnings.** **There are descriptions of cruel violence, addiction, crimes and incarceration, trauma bonding, and abandonment. These can be triggering for some.** **If…
Sunshine FayeGuestBill MitchellHost
And that's where a lot of my abandonment wounds, I'm not good enough wounds and things like that.

I think kids in general, when you're younger, I think you have some insecurities.

And I think sometimes their insecurities or things they're miserable about that have nothing to do with that other person, they get a little bit of like, see what I can do.

Also, if you want to be in with the popular kids or your group of friends and they're making fun of this person, oh, I got to be like this person too.

So I'm going to say this instead of, you know, standing your ground and being like, that's not right.

And that's where a lot of my abandonment wounds, I'm not good enough wounds and things like that.

I think kids in general, when you're younger, I think you have some insecurities.

And I think sometimes their insecurities or things they're miserable about that have nothing to do with that other person, they get a little bit of like, see what I can do.

Also, if you want to be in with the popular kids or your group of friends and they're making fun of this person, oh, I got to be like this person too.

So I'm going to say this instead of, you know, standing your ground and being like, that's not right.
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