I just realized and acknowledged that my “issue” with receiving started much younger than I thought! I was a child and assumed a helper, protector & leader role very early on which inadvertently led to me stuffing my needs, putting everyone else’s needs ahead of mine and forgetting, ignoring or not realizing
Ginny’s my own. I was the strong one who appeared to never need anything. I made a comment to a friend one day and she said “I never even think of asking if you’re okay.” Wowww! That said a lot. I’m working on this!