I remember often sleeping on my parents bed during my middle school years... I remember doing that since I was like 8...

Idk if this is why I have separation anxiety issues as a young adult...

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[–] [S] 3 points 7 months ago

It’s strange to me that OP started sharing a bed at 8 years old and continued into their teens. At that point, it would make sense to start enforcing independence.

Well I don't exactly remember before that... memories are like fuzzy, maybe I also did it before.

8 years old was when my family immigrated to the US, btw.

So it sounds like OP’s mother has some extreme anxiety and self-worth issues, which she reinforced by over-mothering her “child” long past the stage where they should’ve been growing up and learning independence.

But I remember the oxytocin felt good tho ngl...

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