Maybe our socialization as women in the patriarchy are at the root of the reason why so many of us have to struggle through these traps in order to achieve emotional maturity.

We need time to learn how to recenter ourselves inside of ourselves instead of in the role foisted upon us by the defaults of patriarchal expectations.

I don't disagree with any of these conditions as signs of emotional immaturity. But recognizing these things in myself, and getting to a point of being more emotionally mature has certainly been a process.

Still working on it! The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz was a foundational toolset for me. How about you? What guidance have you found useful on this journey?