The Five Inhibitions

1. To see and hear only what should be, was, or will be, instead of what is here.
2. To say only what one ought to say instead of what one feels and thinks.
3. To feel only what one ought to feel instead of what one really feels.
4. To ask only for what one is supposed to want and then wait for permission to act instead of asking for what one wants.
5. To choose to be “secure” and not rock the boat instead of taking risks in one’s own behalf.