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I've recently started seeing a new therapist. As you may have seen from my last post, I've also been thinking about visiting smash rooms to let out emotions (still haven't managed to try one out yet!). For me, therapy has always been a space where I am able to get vulnerable and real with someone who really doesn't know me. And even though it happens every time I return to therapy for support, I'm always surprised to hear the shock that many mental health professionals have at my steadfast and lofty standards, for myself exclusively. These standards, of course, began for me at a very young age. In psychology, the concept of nature vs. nurture is often discussed. This is the idea that both nature and nurture play a role in how someone turns out. Experiments have shown that even identical twins can develop significant differences when they grow up in different environments. Most research, however, eventually posits that both nature and nurtu...