Hi Benjamin,
I was fascinated by your programme last night with the thrill seeking girl - you suggested that she might be hanging onto her childhood for some reason and that she was waiting for the equivalent of her parents to take her to the amusement park. You went on to help her find her true interest in singing and creativity but didn't go back over what it was about her childhood that was causing her to behave like this. I'd really love to know what you felt it was.
Your comments really resonated with me; I feel very much that I'm hanging on as a child, despite being 35. I've never settled in one place, have carried on smoking, drug taking, drinking to excess, "playing" I suppose and have mixed with people doing similar things. I've underachieved for years, messing around in office jobs I know are well within my capabilities and am disappointed with all aspects of my career. I feel I'm holding myself back, like a sulky child refusing to join in somehow. I'm desperate to "grow up" but am somehow fighting myself and can't seem to do it.
Has anyone else had similar experiences and found out what was at the bottom of it?
