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The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/Always_Wandering_ on 2023-08-11 19:30:32.

As a kid I was told and showed (directly and indirectly) that I wasn’t capable enough. That I wasn’t good enough on my own and that I wasn’t smart enough. Even some instances with teachers at school who had made me feel so terrible about myself. It has definitely stuck with me as I get older.