My life is mine and I form it. Tell yourself this often. Create your own life now, using your beliefs as an artist uses color.
SethWhile someone can attempt to shame you, shame must also be accepted to be effective. We can't make you feel shame without your participation.
SethWe've been trained to prefer being right to learning something, to prefer passing the test to making a difference, and most of all to prefer fitting in with the right people
Seth