' The Hero Child' is a more common manifestation in clinical settings as most are adults who are high functioning, high achievers, with high anxiety and depression, who struggle with the triggers from the wounds of the inner child whom they fail to acknowledge.
Forced to give up their childhood. The HERO child often has to adapt to the chaos and dysfunction in the family by becoming super-competent at everything— often to the point of parenting one or both parents and their siblings.
Behind their facade of competence and strength, you will often find is a lonely frightened child who can find it difficult to maintain close trusting and healthy relationships.
There is help out there to heal the inner HERO child.
Forced to give up their childhood. The HERO child often has to adapt to the chaos and dysfunction in the family by becoming super-competent at everything— often to the point of parenting one or both parents and their siblings.
Behind their facade of competence and strength, you will often find is a lonely frightened child who can find it difficult to maintain close trusting and healthy relationships.
There is help out there to heal the inner HERO child.
