I was also withdrawn for a while, but blossomed out at the primary school level. However, at Grammar school, because of a headmaster who should be on FIENDS reunited with his mental cruelty. I just started festering with hatred inside myself and it took years to get that out of my head!
It does also mean I expect people in my team at work to be up to my own high standards. Thankfully, I learnt long ago that the world is too big & life too short to get uptight when it doesn’t happen.
No thanks to Miss Dutton & others, though!!