How to Attain Outer Excellence and Inner Peace

How to Attain Outer Excellence and Inner Peace
Growing into a mature, contended adults begins with seeking independence and mastery—of skills and ourselves. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
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Why are so many adults, young adults especially, so anxiety-ridden and uncomfortable in their own skin? Could it be rooted in the way children are raised? What follows is my theory.

When we are young children, we’re dependent on adult support for survival. We’re also hardwired to crave and seek that support. When we don’t have it, we feel anxiety that is, at the bottom, an instinctive existential dread.