In my teens, I felt insecure, unpopular and poorly equipped for social success. In my misery I reached out to music that spoke to me, and what it said was "I'm insecure, unpopular and poorly equipped for social success, but I'm not apologising to anyone!" I had found the emotional crutch I needed to help me out of my rut.
However it was very easy to become dependent on such a helpful prop, and part of my personality was shrivelling as a consequence. It took me until my mid twenties to finally cast it aside and accept that I shouldn't limit myself by identifying so strongly with my shortcomings.
The analogy to deaf culture should be obvious.
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