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Reader Stories: I Broke Away from My Childhood Imprinting

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Share Posts - Readers share personal stories about shedding their childhood imprinting and choosing other truths or a different spiritual path those of their parents or childhood guardians.

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Don't Believe What Everyone Tells You!

I decided to turn my life around at the age of 26, following a really bad break-up and having gotten out of a friendship where I was manipulated. I'd moved to another city and changed jobs to get awa…More

I Was Unhappy with the Teachings of the Churches

I was unhappy with the teachings of the churches. They appear to be more concerned about control of their parishioners and their money. I didn't want to give up my faith in God but I didn't want to b…More

I Mimicked My Parents Until I Chose My Own Path

In my case I mimicked my parents and their response to relationships so well that I attracted the same kind of relationships. I soon discovered that that there was certainly a pattern. It was my simp…More

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