Emotional Dependency

Emotional Dependency

Emotional dependency is when a person allows others such as a significant other, to affect his/her feelings and emotions, and depend on them for happiness.

This is giving complete control to others over one's own emotions. Being unhealthy can negatively impact self-esteem, since self-esteem is dependent on others.

This is different from having a balanced relationship, where two people have interdependence and allow one another to have a slight emotional effect.

Co-dependency is “a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition.”

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