Age-Role / Inner-Child Pattern

Innocent, neglected, powerless, ashamed, needy, unprotected.

• “I want to return to what was lost.”
• “I need someone to protect the younger part of me.”
• “I never got to be innocent.”
• “I can rewrite the old wound.”
• “My younger self still needs attention.”
• “Care and control became confused.”

Separating adult sexuality from unmet childhood needs, lost innocence, neglect, or boundary confusion. Age-role patterns may point to inner-child wounds, unmet protection, lost innocence, or the desire to rewrite early emotional experiences.

Ask, "What younger part of me is asking for care, protection, or repair?"