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dition of emotional dependency. I realized from an
early age that dependency upon others for emotional support was not natural in adulthood, and
there was another way to live. I knew there had to
be a way to release this unhealthy need for others
and transform painful emotional dependency into
highly rewarding interdependency. I embraced the
challenge and it became my life’s mission.
To address emotional dependency I needed to understand the cause of it; therefore, I worked to gain
knowledge about the purpose of our mind, body,
and our lives. I realized that everything in the mind
and body is equipment that operates to maximize
our efficiency. Our skin, our bones, our thinking,
our emotions all strive to achieve our life’s goals of
promoting safe and efficient behaviors.
This concept evidenced that emotional dependency had a natural value in the course of our lives. By
observing the early development of mammals, as
well as tribal initiations into adulthood, I was able
to identify its purpose. Emotional dependency is
built into us from birth to ensure the need for love,
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safety, validation and guidance toward our parents
and educators. This bond with our parents protect