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Imagine making the same relationship mistakes over and over, despite your best intentions. You're drawn to critical partners who remind you of your parents. You sacrifice your needs for others, drowning in guilt whenever you prioritize yourself. These aren't random behaviors-they're "lifetraps," deeply ingrained patterns that begin in childhood and silently direct your adult life. Psychologists Jeffrey Young and Janet Klosko revolutionized therapy with this concept, showing how our most painful life patterns stem from core beliefs formed during our earliest years. Their approach doesn't just treat symptoms but addresses the root causes of self-defeating behaviors. These invisible prisons shape how we think, feel, and relate to others-often without our awareness. Even those with outward success may feel deeply unsatisfied because of these hidden patterns. The most baffling aspect? We unconsciously recreate the very situations that wounded us as children, perpetuating our own suffering in a phenomenon Freud called "repetition compulsion."