How to Stop Being Emotionally Attached to Someone
By: Veronica ParksEmotional attachment to another individual is quite common and it’s very important to recognize it for what it is. Many people get into a relationship and expect the other person to bring happiness into their lives. And the truth of the matter is that no person can make you happy until you personally choose to be happy. Now of course that is easier said than done. Emotional attachment is coming from having a void within us that needs to be filled. Often, it’s a reflection of attention, love, support, and appreciation we needed as a child and didn’t receive from our mom and dad or any parent figure. That causes us to end up attracting a partner like version of our parents that didn’t fulfill us, that didn’t love or treated us the way we needed them to. And we go through relationship after relationship attempting to find that lost part of ourselves. It can be a long journey, because we end up attracting another individual that has a void that needs to be fulfilled within them as well. That is why the beginning of a relationship seems magical as both partners attempt to impress the other and make each other happy. However, sustaining this kind of dynamic can be extremely depleting for either individual, and we wonder why the other person has changed. Here are the steps to free us from emotional codependency:
