It’s actually responsible for a lot of good traits, like playfulness and curiosity. If u had some really negative experiences in childhood, though, your wounded inner child might bring that pain into your adulthood. Kids blame themselves when they get invalidated, neglected, verbally or physically abused, abandoned or rejected. And if that’s never addressed, it shows up later. That’s the reason a lot of us have fear of abandonment or fear of commitment… anger issues or trouble enforcing our boundaries… overreaction to small issues or complete avoidance of any conflict. Sooo when u get into therapy & realize your inner child been doing the most, your therapist might recommend something called INNER CHILD WORK. And y’all… it’s hard. U basically gotta acknowledge the bad things that happened to u & understand how your internalized response to it might be causing issues right now. It’s painful, embarrassing, frustrating… it ain’t for the weak. But it makes u more powerful. Helps u have more control of your emotions. None of us wanna admit there might be an immature part of us making decisions in our adult life. Or even worse, that your inner kid might be showing up in your romantic relationship. Cringey af. 🤮Depending on your wounds, relationships might even bring up a lot of trauma triggers. It does for me. So whenever I feel like my inner child is acting out, I remind myself that my inner child MY responsibility. Others can assist me in caring for it, but it’s MY job meets it’s needs. It’s nobody’s job to raise my child but me. U know why? Because people are in my life for the woman, not the child. And that’s ok. Cuz nobody can ever love little me better than me. 💜
