Permissions and injunctions

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The Self
Part 10 - Permissions and injunctions

Parents and other adults can have a big impact in the life of your younger self by determining whether or not you can move forward in certain areas (with permissions) or whether you are blocked, hampered or restrained from other areas (injunctions). Below are examples of each:

Permissions	Injunctions
Do grow up	Don’t grow up
Do think	Don’t think
Do be yourself	Don’t be yourself
Do feel	Don’t feel
Do be close (to me)	Don’t be close (to me)
Do enjoy life	Don’t enjoy life
Do belong	Don’t belong
Do succeed	Don’t succeed
Do be sane	Don’t be sane
Do things	Don’t do anything
Do be well	Don’t be well

Q: Can you come up with your own list that is appropriate to your own experiences of growing up?

My permissions	My injunctions

Giving yourself permissions

If you didn’t grow up with permission to do certain things, maybe you can start to give yourself the permission and the responsibility to do so, with the use of an SD prescription form.

My SD permission prescription (example)

As a responsible person, I give myself the following permissions:

• To be myself
• To do things without feeling bad or guilty
• To invest time in the things that are important to me
• To look after my own health and wellbeing
• To learn to dance
• To not have to think of myself as stupid or inadequate

Signed by:

Date:

My SD permission prescription

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Permissions and injunctions

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Giving yourself permissions

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The Self
Part 10 - Permissions and injunctions