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How do I stop needing my dad’s approval ?

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Swuashage · 02/11/2024 19:14

Help. I love my dad to bits but just cannot relax in his company. He makes me feel anxious, I have desp and overwhelming need to please him and make him proud. He is 70 and I am 35… so we’re long beyond any changes. He is who he is and I am who I am. But despite years of therapy & personal development work. I still can’t talk to him without coming off the phone feeling super I uncomfortable. He’s not very emotionally aware, in fact he isn’t at all. But he’s a funny man and he he’s very respected. I just want him to respect me but I feel deep down he despises me and I feel I make his skin crawl when I talk. 😔

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