Attention is human. Dependency is different.
If a reply changes your whole nervous system, the connection may be doing emotional labor it never agreed to do.
The reality check is simple and uncomfortable: who are you when the attention stops?
Relationship Gray Areas
Attention becomes addictive when it starts deciding your mood, your choices, and your self-worth.
Attention is human. Dependency is different.
If a reply changes your whole nervous system, the connection may be doing emotional labor it never agreed to do.
The reality check is simple and uncomfortable: who are you when the attention stops?
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