Yes and no, I’d say. I think it’s healthiest for everyone to find their own personal drive beyond what other people see in them. It’s good to cultivate relationships that provide validation, but dangerous to be wholly dependent on them. When you lose that connection, you lose purpose, as OP seems to have.
Yes and no, I’d say. I think it’s healthiest for everyone to find their own personal drive beyond what other people see in them. It’s good to cultivate relationships that provide validation, but dangerous to be wholly dependent on them. When you lose that connection, you lose purpose, as OP seems to have.
Of course. Independence can not be fostered by dependence, either on ourselves or others.
Where I suspect OP is going to struggle is everyone telling them to find what they need inside isn’t going to make sense to them.
If they’ve never felt that external love and validation they’re not going to find it in themselves. We learn and grow up by watching others.
Monkey see, monkey do applies to relationships, including those with ourselves.