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When external expectations drown out internal knowing

My therapist asked me what I want and I realized I can't answer because I've been so focused on what I should want.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Constant attention to others' standards can create deafness to one's own authentic desires.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Attention and its relationship to time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.