A person may avoid family gatherings to escape old roles. These roles are often from childhood. The person has grown beyond these roles.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
A person may avoid family gatherings to escape old roles.
These roles are often from childhood. The person has grown beyond these roles.
Being with family can make a person feel like their younger self. This feeling happens because old family roles reappear. A person might have been 'the funny one' or 'the responsible one' as a child. These old roles may not fit the adult person anymore. Avoiding family can be an unconscious way to escape these past roles.
A student visits their family. The family starts treating the student like a child. The student feels like they are 12 years old again. The student has worked hard to become an adult. The student feels uncomfortable and wants to leave.
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