Emotional dependence: how to get out of it?

Can we get out of emotional dependence?

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By: Caroline Paré Follow

2 min

Fear of abandonment, need for the permanent approval of the other, over-solicitation of his / her partner, fear of loneliness ... Affective dependence, if it is frequent, is nonetheless harmful for relationships. 'they are friendly, professional or in love.

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What are the origins of this dependence?

What can be the consequences on social relations?

Can we get out of it?

  • Anne-Victoire Rousselet,

    psychologist and psychotherapist specializing in Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, at

    the Sainte-Anne hospital center

    , in Paris

  • Michel Dzalamou,

    Clinical psychologist psychotherapist.

    President of the NGO "

    Psycho-Santé Solidarité au Congo

    ", consultant in mental health.

At the end of the program

, we find the nutrition column of

Stéphane Besançon

, nutritionist and director of

the NGO Santé Diabète

in Bamako, Mali. 

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