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Why you still seek permission for your own choices as an adult

I am forty-seven years old and I still feel like I need permission from someone else to make basic decisions about my own life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The inner child remains frozen in a state of learned helplessness, unable to access adult autonomy and self-authority.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Inner child work and reparenting?”

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