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Would you rather be in an unhappy relationship than be single? You may be tending towards relationship addiction. Relationship addicts often give up their own lives, put their own development on hold and become overly involved in the well-being of another person.
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If you can identify with some of the following statements, chances are you're a relationship addict: I minimise, alter or deny how I truly feel; I do not ask others to meet my needs or desires; I value others' approval of my thinking, feelings and behaviour over my own; my good feelings about who I am stem from being liked by you; my mental attention is focused on you, protecting you, and manipulating you to do it my way; my fear of rejection determines what I say or do; I always seem to get involved with the wrong men who drink, do drugs and are abusive.
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Take action:
If you can identify with some of the following statements, chances are you're a relationship addict: I minimise, alter or deny how I truly feel; I do not ask others to meet my needs or desires; I value others' approval of my thinking, feelings and behaviour over my own; my good feelings about who I am stem from being liked by you; my mental attention is focused on you, protecting you, and manipulating you to do it my way; my fear of rejection determines what I say or do; I always seem to get involved with the wrong men who drink, do drugs and are abusive.
Visit our Mental Health Centre
WIN! R9 000 up for grabs
(Photo of unhappy couple from Shutterstock)