When basic needs went unmet in childhood, you learned to *shrink your existence* to fit what felt available 🥀. This survival adaptation taught you incredible *self-reliance* and resourcefulness—you became a tiny expert at making do with less. You developed an almost supernatural ability to sense when your needs might be too much for others to handle. But this `childhood economics` created a deep belief that your needs are *inherently burdensome*, leaving you to minimize yourself even when abundance surrounds you. Now you find yourself `hoarding resources` like a squirrel preparing for winter that never comes, and feeling genuinely surprised when people show up for you without expecting payment in return 💝.

The Invisible Child

Family with rigid roles and no tolerance for autonomy

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