My therapist never said I was childlike, yet I was for most of many sessions. The proof is in the audio tapes. One time when I was in this state I told her I didn't want to be a child anymore, and she said that I didn't have to be. I can be an adult if I wanted to. I remember this statement when I start to feel the negative statements that I use to respond to like a child. That child in me still exist, but she doesn't make adult decisions for me anymore.