Codependency
Possible Buried Feelings
Dependencyrescuingcontrol through helpingfear of abandonmentunworthinessresentment
Possible Buried Beliefs
- “I'm only valuable when needed.”
- “If I fix them, they'll stay.”
- “Their feelings are my responsibility.”
- “If I give more, they cannot leave.”
Healing Notes
Emotion Link offers these as possible associations to explore, not causes or diagnoses. Possible purpose or secondary gain: focusing on another may provide identity and control while avoiding your own inner life. From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: giving more can keep others indebted or needing me, maintain control, and soothe abandonment fear. Possible purpose or secondary gain: control, and relief from the fear of being left.
Next Step — The Ultimate Exercise
Meet the feeling, don't just name it. The Emotion Link Reference Guide walks you through the somatic practice.
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