Love Addiction Approval Addiction
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Love and Approval Addiction
In over 40 years as a counselor, I've observed that love and approval addictions are more widespread than any other form of addiction. Our society is deeply entrenched in these addictions, creating a relentless pursuit of external validation.
Understanding Love and Approval Addiction
Are you addicted to love or approval? Here's a checklist to help you assess whether these thoughts resonate with you:
Indicators of Love and Approval Addiction
- Dependence on Others for Happiness: Believing your happiness and wellbeing rely on receiving love from others.
- Self-Worth Tied to Approval: Feeling adequate and lovable only when others like or approve of you.
- Fear of Rejection: Believing disapproval or rejection signifies your inadequacy.
- Inability to Self-Soothe: Thinking you cannot make yourself as happy as someone else can.
- External Validation: Relying on others to determine your feelings and self-worth.
- Blaming Others for Your Emotions: Holding others accountable for your happiness or distress.
- Fear of Being Alone: Feeling like you'll perish if left alone.
- Shifting Responsibility: Believing others are responsible for making you feel good about yourself.
- Emotional Dependency: Thinking others dictate your emotions, causing anger or depression.
- Misplacing Responsibility for Behavior: Attributing your actions, like yelling or crying, to others’ influence.
- Self-Centered Expectation: Expecting others to prioritize your needs over theirs.
- Isolation Anxiety: Fearing that disconnection from others equates to doom.
- Inability to Handle Rejection: Struggling with the pain of disapproval, abandonment, or loneliness.
The Challenge of Living with These Addictions
Being addicted to love or approval leads to a constant struggle to say, do, and appear the "right way" to gain necessary validation. Your emotions fluctuate drastically, soaring with approval, and plummeting with rejection or judgment.
Root Causes: Self-Abandonment
The core issue of these addictions is self-abandonment. Imagine your feelings as an inner child: if you're addicted to love or approval, you've essentially given up responsibility for this child, looking to others for happiness and worth. This leads to profound low self-esteem and dependence on external sources for validation.
Embracing Abundance and Self-Love
The irony is that love is abundant and ever-present. When you connect deeply with Spirit, God, or your Source, you discover that love and joy are already within you. This transformation allows you to overflow with love and desire to give rather than constantly seeking to receive.
Finding Freedom Through Inner Bonding
You won’t find lasting fulfillment by depending on others. Embracing the Inner Bonding process we teach can help you fill yourself with love, healing your love and approval addictions.
Are you struggling with love or approval addiction? Many are. Use the checklist above to evaluate where you stand and begin your journey toward self-love and genuine happiness.
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