<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # An inner child is not a literal second person... > An inner child is not a literal second person hidden within the adult. It is a useful name for early learning, unmet needs, play, fear, and adaptation that continue influencing the present nervous system. **Source:** [[livestreams/Opening Your Genius — Language, Abstraction, and Advanced Manifesting - Workbook|Opening Your Genius — Language, Abstraction, and Advanced Manifesting]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “An inner child is not a literal second person hidden within the adult. It is a useful name for early learning, unmet needs, play, fear, and adaptation that continue influencing the present nervous system.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-inner-child-literal-present-nervous-system ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->