Boy, I love this sacred "free will"! We used it from a toddler age, in all likelihood, when picking our path in the midst of a harsh and invalidating household (even if our caregivers are inherently good folks).

It is that free will that made the coexistence of unaware empaths and narcissists siblings possible in the first place, it seems to me!

Thank you for shedding the light on its importance, my friend!