There is often confusion between the authentic need for others’ support, and being needy. A member of Inner Bonding Village posted this question:
“Since doing couples therapy, it has come to light that I often don’t consider sharing sadness with my husband or asking for emotional support. The therapist said that it sounds like a scary . . . → Read More: Asking For Support: Authentic Need Or Neediness?
Do you make others your dependable source of love – your Higher Power?
Seth and Lisa consulted with me because they had been married only a year and were having problems. Seth was often angry at . . . → Read More: The One and Only Dependable Source of Love
Loving actions are often the opposite of actions that are self-abandoning.
Discovering the loving action toward ourselves in a particular situation – Step 4 of Inner Bonding – is a wonderful and creative process. However, since we have so few role models for loving action toward ourselves, . . . → Read More: What’s Loving to Yourself – and What Isn’t?