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Webb noticed that the words emotion and neglect often appear in scientific literature together, but in the form of “emotional abuse and neglect,” an emotional act of commission and a physical act of omission. She chose to study emotional neglect, an emotional act of omission.
She likens an adult who was emotionally neglected to a dry sponge, unable to take anything in or let anything out.
— Jun 18, 2026 10:07PM
She likens an adult who was emotionally neglected to a dry sponge, unable to take anything in or let anything out.
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Apparently psychology has a word for a trait I’ve spent decades cultivating: counterdependence.
Signs you too might be counterdependent:
You think nobody should need anything. Food, water, other people: embarrassing, all of it.
You’re reluctant to seek help the way other people are reluctant to touch a hot stove.
Your brain when someone gets vulnerable: “Error 404: Empathy not found. Detach immediately.”
— Jun 10, 2026 10:04PM
Signs you too might be counterdependent:
You think nobody should need anything. Food, water, other people: embarrassing, all of it.
You’re reluctant to seek help the way other people are reluctant to touch a hot stove.
Your brain when someone gets vulnerable: “Error 404: Empathy not found. Detach immediately.”
