Xia Fanxing sat back down in the chair.
Ning Youguang asked, "Whenever you feel unhappy, guilty, and severely criticized, what kind of state are you in?"
Xia Fanxing remained motionless, absorbed in thought.
After a long while, he said, "Feels like I'm a child."
"Okay, this state in psychology is called the 'Childhood Self State.'
"So is this state very bad?"
"Human states are neither good nor bad."
"Neither good nor bad, so why do I feel bad?" Xia Fanxing was a bit emotional.
"The 'Childhood Self State' is constructed from remnants of our childhood, embodying all the emotions we experienced as children. As we age, these childhood emotions evolve into the core of our behavioral patterns, merging into a part of us, defining our lifelong behavior. These basic emotions include happiness and affection, anger, sadness, fear. When adults enter the 'Childhood Self State,' their behavior patterns resemble those from childhood and are unrelated to actual age."
