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Emotional addiction
We all have thoughts and emotions. That is part of being a conscious being. Unfortunately, we also identify with our thoughts and emotions and easily feelings can turn into an emotional addiction. Arguing with a partner, hating anyone or anything and holding grudges or resentments are just some methods to temporarily stimulate the adrenals in order to feel "well".
Emotional dependency is the opposite of taking personal responsibility for our own emotional wellbeing, the opposite of recognizing that our feelings come from our own thoughts, beliefs and behavior, rather than from others or from circumstances. Each time another person experiences an emotion, usually a negative one, the individual who developed an emotional addiction may feel rejected, hurt, scared, anxious, inadequate, shamed, angry, blaming or many other difficult feeling in response to the other's negative feelings.
Falling in love is a feeling that can come from two different inner states. When you fall in love from the wounded self, the ego self, you are in love with how the other person loves you. However, it is not so much the person you love, but how he or she loves you. When it feels as if you can’t live without the other person, it is emotional addiction, from the emptiness inside that you expect someone else to fill, attaching your worth to another’s love.
The main step in solving an emotional addiction is to understand that every person is the only responsible for he/she’s own feelings, positive or negative ones. Low self-esteem is sometimes a cause of addiction. If someone does not feel good about himself, it is tempting to settle for momentary highs, even if it is destructive to the body or mind.
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