I'm living a life script someone else wrote and I don't know how to edit it. Here's my script: [describe expected life path, who defined it, where you deviate, where you conform, and the guilt/pressure]. Identify whose script: parents'? Society's? Cultural? Religious? Friend group's? Social media's? My own but from a younger me who didn't know better? Map the script: what's the timeline? What are the milestones? What's the definition of success? What's forbidden? What's mandatory? Then reality-check: is this script even possible anymore? (The economy changed, the world changed, life changed - old scripts don't work). Analyze where I conform vs. rebel: which parts of the script am I following? Which parts am I resisting? Where do I feel most trapped? Where have I successfully edited? Recognize the guilt: guilt for deviating (I'm disappointing someone), guilt for conforming (I'm betraying myself), guilt either way (can't win). Decode the fear: what happens if I completely rewrite the script? (Who am I disappointing? Who am I losing? Who am I becoming?). Identify the script enforcement: who benefits from me following the script? Who polices my deviation? Who's proud when I conform? Who's threatened when I don't? Create the script rewrite: the life I want vs. the life I "should" want (name the difference), the values clarification (what actually matters to me?), the permission slip (I'm allowed to want something different), the gradual edit (I can't rewrite everything at once - where do I start?), the script-holder conversation (telling them I'm changing the plan), and the guilt tolerance (they'll be disappointed - can I survive it?). Include: the life I'd design if no one was watching, what I'm doing that's not mine, and whether I'd rather have their approval or my own life.