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“We grow in part by confessing our faults and weaknesses to each other (James 5:16; Eccl. 4:10). If we are always being strong and without needs, we are not growing, and we are setting ourselves up for a very dangerous fall.”

Needs Fall Growth Strength Being Strong Emotional Needs

Book:Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't

Source: Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't

“You aren't alive if you aren't in need.”

Love Needs Relationships Need Being Alive Emotional Needs

Book:Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't

Source: Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't

“Denial of one's need for others is the most common type of defense against bonding. If people come from a situation, whether growing up or later in life, where good, safe relationships were not available to them, they learn to deny that they even want them. Why want what you can't have? They slowly get rid of their awareness of the need.”

Needs Self Awareness Denial Bonding Healthy Relationships L Emotional Needs Defense Mechanism

Book:Changes That Heal: How to Understand the Past to Ensure a Healthier Future

Source: Changes That Heal: How to Understand the Past to Ensure a Healthier Future