"Authority" Figure Dance Off

So my anxiety workbook says...

Yes I have an anxiety workbook.  I've learned alot from it.

Anyway it has alot to say about authority figures and anxiety.  It's all about self-esteem of course. 

Really, what isn't about self-esteem, anyway?

So these "authority figures," they can trigger those feelings of low self worth which triggers anxiety.  For me, these figures are people I want approval from.

I want it real bad.
This keeps me stuck.

And keeps me from growing up.