This Childhood Coping Mechanism Is Costing You #innerchildhealing #copingmechanism #lifecoaching

When authenticity clashes with attachment, it means this:

As children, we have two basic needs:

👉 To be authentic — to express who we really are.

👉 To be attached — to stay connected to our caregivers.

But sometimes, being our true selves (feeling angry, sad, curious, expressive, or sensitive) threatens that connection. Maybe our emotions were dismissed, punished, or ignored.

So to keep the attachment — the love, the safety, the approval — we silence or shape-shift ourselves.

Over time, this survival strategy becomes a habit. We become people-pleasers.

We self-abandon.
We struggle to even know what authenticity feels like.

🌱 That inner conflict is the root of so much anxiety, burnout, and disconnect in adulthood.

💪 Let’s unpack how early wounds shape adult patterns—and how to gently reclaim the parts of you that were never truly lost.

🎥 Watch the full conversation now on my YouTube channel (link in bio),
or catch the replay inside my private Facebook group: You Create The Dream.

You're not alone—and you're not too late to come back to yourself. 💛