We’ve all heard it before, “Oh that’s his or her inner child speaking.” But have we ever stopped and truly thought about what the inner child is? Or better yet, how our inner child affects our daily lives? So many of us have experiences from our childhood that affect the very decisions we make in our day to day lives. Most of the time, we are completely unaware of this. How many of the decisions we make, small or large are directly affected by our inner child?
What is the Inner Child?
The inner child is a person’s supposed original or true self, especially when regarded as damaged or concealed by negative childhood experiences.