• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 months ago

      Its literally a trauma response to poverty, its a kind of hypervigilance.

      It can be a superpower in many situations, it can be a debilitating neuroticism in others.

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        3 months ago

        I haven’t been in debt for like 2 years now and I still tell myself that I don’t need to spend more money on food. I probably skip dinner (that I can afford to eat) 2 or 3 times a week because the only way I’ll eat something is if I pay for it.

        At least I’ve beaten the odds of obesity…!