10 for Penn “Fears/phobias”
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10. Fears/phobias
Oh god. Poor Penn. I think we all know what his BIGGEST fear is…. Somehow ending back up in Claire’s clutches. That’s like nightmare scenario. In fact, on bad nights I’m sure he has dreams about it. Really I think he’s very afraid of losing the family he’s created. He finally has people he loves who love him back. He has a support system. And to lose that would be crushing for him.
In addition, I think he’s very very afraid of not being enough for these people he loves so much. I think in the back of his mind, he has this creeping irrational thought that if he makes too many mistakes, or fails to be useful, or is too much of a burden they won’t want him anymore. After all, that happened over and over again growing up, despite his best efforts to do everything right. Sometimes he needs a little reassurance from Ev that he’s loved unconditionally, and he doesn’t need to prove himself in order to have value. It’s a work in progress for our pocket sized guitarist.
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