A child does not initially encounter "the world" independently. Their caregivers interpret it for them: who they are, what other people are like, what they deserve, what counts as success, what love costs, what danger looks like. If those interpreters are abusive, then eventually discovering that their worldview was not reality itself can mean having to relearn their own biography. And trust me, it's been an excruciatingly exhausting and deadly journey; not everyone with experiences like mine survives.