You Must Break The Obedience Trance To Heal

<p>Do you feel like there are &quot;people&quot; in your head that tell you what you should be doing, must be doing, or else?<br/><br/>Do you feel like others are watching or scrutinizing you?<br/><br/>When you go to make a decision or do a thing, do you find yourself evaluating if it is the &quot;right&quot; thing to do or find yourself fixated on what others may think or feel about it?<br/><br/>Do you feel like you don&apos;t have a right to make choices for yourself, but instead should be following a rule?<br/><br/>These are expressions of internalize oppression of your personal authority.  This is typically injected into your mind and body through &quot;being obedient&quot;.<br/><br/>You see, obedience is the idea that we must conform our behaviors to a set of regulations and rules set by a supposed authority outside ourselves.  <br/><br/>This is often how schools, family, and social systems work.  Obedience is paired with fear and threats.  That is where obedience gets its &quot;power&quot;.<br/><br/>IN codependency, obedience becomes the avenue for gaining a sense of acceptance, inclusion, approval, and safety.  This comes at the cost of our personal power, autonomy, and really knowing ourselves.<br/><br/>Obedience becomes a power trap, keeping you conforming to others in exchange for your vital needs of inclusion and love.<br/><br/>Learn how to break yourself from this trap in today&apos;s episode.<br/><br/>Breaking Obedience Practice v1:<br/><br/>Step One:  Build awareness of the obedience impulse. Use the PAO tool here: https://pao.freetheself.com<br/><br/>Step Two:  When you&apos;re aware of the obedience impulse, acknowledge it. &quot;Ah, I see.  I feel like I have to obey.  What would I do if I trusted, just a bit, in my own authority to direct my actions?&quot;<br/><br/>Step Three:  Acknowledge the answer to that and do it.  Observe and record the results.<br/><br/>Sometimes anxiety, fright, panic can emerge in this. I recommend regulation.  Get the Daily Regulation Practice here: https://drp.freethe