I started thinking about all the external influences on my thoughts and ways of thinking. I thought about the blueprints I was following and whether they were honest to me (more about this in Act II). Although our thoughts are our own, they have been influenced by teachers, parents, boyfriends, girlfriends, and unhealthy experiences. We acquire desires that don’t even belong to us. Realizing this felt like a huge weight being lifted. It made me understand that I wasn’t at fault. That I’m not defective. That I am a product of where I grew up, who raised me, and what has happened to me. And I
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