{"id":20375,"date":"2016-10-16T22:52:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T19:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=20375"},"modified":"2022-11-08T06:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T03:53:44","slug":"signs-psychological-dependence-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/signs-psychological-dependence-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Signs of Psychological Dependence in a Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Psychological dependence<\/em>, which is found in many forms in human beings, is a component of addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike physical dependence, which occurs in pursuit of a reward, psychological dependence develops from the\u00a0fear of having something which seems to reduce pain taken away from us.<\/p>\n<p>Psychological dependencies can occur in relation to food, drugs, shopping, and even physical exercise. One of the most common areas for psychological dependencies to occur, however,<strong> is in love relationships<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is the Difference between Love and Psychological Dependence?<\/h2>\n<h4>1. Jealousy<\/h4>\n<p>You <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/psychology-of-jealousy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feel anxious when he or she is around others<\/a> because you fear that some other girl or boy is going to steal him\/her from you. If so, this is a possible sign. This is a normal social situation, which you are supposed to enjoy. \u00a0Yet you can\u2019t because inside you&#8217;re suffering. A situation like this has consequences on the relationship, too.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t enjoy normal social occasions with your loved one, and you even stop seeing your friends\u00a0or avoid making new ones because your partner might prefer them to you.<\/p>\n<p>If this is the case,\u00a0your relationship doesn\u2019t stand much of a chance, unless you lock yourselves up in a house and never leave. And even then, it will turn sour quickly because of how stifling such a situation must inevitably become.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solution<\/strong> \u2013 Try to take a more relaxed attitude to your relationship. If they\u2019re going to leave you for someone else because they saw someone else <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/physical-traits-women-judge-male\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">who was attractive,<\/a> then you\u2019re not going to prevent this from happening. Also, you can equally easily find someone else. Just open yourself up to the obvious fact that one person is not the sole reason for your happiness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2. You Want to be with Them (and only them) All the Time<\/h4>\n<p>Related to jealousy, but a symptom in itself, is the desire never to be separated from your partner. You want to spend all your time with them even if you realize that the relationship is becoming smothering and you\u2019re both losing your individual identities in it.<\/p>\n<p>When people let go of their identities, they start to feel less confident in themselves and less attractive. This can have a fatal effect on a relationship as people begin to feel that they\u2019re stagnating. It\u2019s only a matter of time before one will start feeling they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/taking-a-break-in-a-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">need to break free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solution<\/strong> \u2013 Realize before it\u2019s too late that relationships must discipline and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/healthy-boundaries-in-relationships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">boundaries to work out<\/a>. Your relationship is doomed if you insist on merging with your partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3. You Need their Approval to Feel Good about Yourself<\/h4>\n<p>Psychological dependence often occurs in relationships when one partner has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/signs-low-self-esteem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">low self-confidence<\/a>. In the beginning, when the relationship is new, both partners tend to say beautiful things to each other. This can make a person who has low self-esteem become reliant on the validation for his\/her sense of self-worth.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, it\u2019s inevitable that enthusiasm for a love object wanes over time through habituation.\u00a0This can feel like a tragic development to the one who is psychologically dependent on the other.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re unwilling to recognize that this is a natural and inevitable process: it is nothing to do with their value as a person.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solution<\/strong> \u2013 Understand that the novelty wearing off in a relationship is a universal principle. It happens to you too if you\u2019re honest with yourself. Claim it as your own, understand it in yourself, and stop worrying about the fact that the other person is feeling exactly the same way. It\u2019s a shame but it\u2019s the nature of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4. You Care More about how your Partner Feels about You than Who They Are<\/h4>\n<p>You find that a lot of your conversations or thoughts about your loved one\u00a0are related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/expressions-of-love-introverts-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how they feel about you<\/a> or whether they find you attractive.<\/p>\n<p>This is another sign of psychological dependence. It shows that you\u2019re only really interested in their existence in so far as it\u2019s related to you.<\/p>\n<p>Being afraid or disinterested in getting to know someone as they really are, and how they feel about things (not just you) means that you are not really interested in that person.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, it suggests that you want to project a fantasy onto them which relates to your own self-worth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solution<\/strong> \u2013 Realize that you are engaging in repetitive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/toxic-relationship-behaviors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tiresome behavior<\/a> as a result of your own lack of self-esteem. Learn to curb these tendencies through discipline, and start showing interest in your partner for their own sake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5. You\u2019re Terrified of Anything Changing<\/h4>\n<p>Your partner gets a job offer or a place at a university that will be great for his\/her future. You immediately start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/15-uncomfortable-feelings-that-indicate-you-are-on-the-right-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feeling uncomfortable<\/a> because you\u2019re sure that this new opportunity will mean that he\/she will meet someone else.<\/p>\n<p>If so, you may be psychologically dependent. Of course, it\u2019s possible that major life changes can sometimes mean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/how-to-break-up-with-someone-you-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">relationships break up<\/a>. You have to be okay with that.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re getting in the way of someone\u2019s development and if you\u2019re allowing them to get in the way of yours, the relationship won&#8217;t last. Either one will break free or, even worse, you&#8217;ll stifle each other so much that you&#8217;ll end up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/resentment-in-relationships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resenting yourselves and each other<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solution<\/strong> \u2013 Concentrate on your own personal development in response to your partner\u2019s success. Focus on making yourself someone who he\/she or someone else would want to be with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have you any experience of psychological dependence in a relationship? <strong>Share your thoughts with us<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2910406\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealth.gov\/what-to-look-for\/mental-health-substance-use-disorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.mentalhealth.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psychological dependence, which is found in many forms in human beings, is a component of addiction. Unlike physical dependence, which occurs in pursuit of a reward, psychological dependence develops from the\u00a0fear of having something which seems to reduce pain taken away from us. 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