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Old Mar 12, 2019, 05:44 PM
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Also been thinking about how I seem to need so much external approval/validation instead of being able to find that inside myself. And how I relied on Leticia for that a LOT. I suppose when we don't get that from our parents/caregivers when we are young, we don't learn how to do it for ourselves or something? I dunno. Working on finding it inside myself now, I'm sure it must be there, it was maybe just easier to keep getting it from Leticia?? Just rambling here.
I just learned in a DBT group today that it is a form of distress intolerance, excessive seeking for validation. I thought that was interesting. It definitely can be learned from parents, society, and trauma.
Thanks for this!
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