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[quote=Anonymous]Hey OP , I found your post from the college board. I am early 40s now, and your story really echoes with me.  I also had tiger parents and only felt valued for my achievements. I went to an Ivy, then a top 10 medical school/ residency/ fellowship, all the while having no sense of myself. I went to medical school because my parents basically said, it's medical school or bust. And I couldn't do primary care either; I had to do a competitive, high paying specialty.  So what did it get me -- well, on paper, I make a ton of money, have the prestige and community clout, etc, but inside I feel like a fraud every day of my life.  One silver lining - I have a young child now, and my dream is that she really truly discovers who she is, her own dreams/desires, and meaning/mattering in life.  Maybe in that sense it can help heal my inner child.

At the end of the day, I made the money my immigrant parents always wanted.  I guess it was at the cost of my soul.  I wish they hadn't subjected me to their financial struggles and stress at such a young age; it had a very damaging effect on my psyche.[/quote]

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