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The Elixir

Susie Gutierrez
Scuzzbucket
Published in
3 min readAug 29, 2023

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A recent epiphany has shaken me to my core,
and yet everything finally makes sense.

I did not get the level of emotional closeness and emotional intimacy I needed as a child,
so I went about life, not knowing what I needed,
and projecting my unconscious, unfulfilled needs on all the wrong people.

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Susie Gutierrez
Scuzzbucket

Writer. Performer. Nanny. Pet Sitter. Cackler. Empath. ADHD Brain. Everyone has a story to tell. 💛 ✉️: susieguti85@gmail.com