emotional reliance
Leaning on others
Emotional reliance is dependence on another person for psychological support, validation, or stability.
Someone with strong emotional reliance on a partner may struggle to make decisions alone or feel anxious when separated: Her emotional reliance on him became unhealthy after she stopped seeing friends.
The term often carries a negative connotation, suggesting excessive need rather than healthy interdependence.
- dependenceState of needing another
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- attachment styleRelational connection tendency
- needyWanting in essentials
- clinginessExcessive need for closeness
codependency · leaning · leaning on · support · vulnerability · trust · insecurity · fear of abandonment · separation anxiety · comfort · reassurance · constant reassurance · bond · connection · safe haven · longing · devotion · neediness
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Depending on oneself alone
self-sufficiency · independence · self-regulation · emotional resilience · inner strength
emotional relianceemotional detachment
Withdrawal from feelings
emotional distance · aloofness · emotional unavailability · avoidant attachment · disengagement
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