Relationships are the space where we are formed as people, but also the place where the deepest wounds can be created. Relational trauma — wounds inflicted by people we trusted — is one of the most challenging forms of trauma, precisely because it affects the core of our capacity to connect with others. And yet, if the wounds were created in relationships, it is also in relationships that healing can occur.
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Love naturally involves a degree of emotional dependency — we become attached to loved ones, we miss them when they are not with us, we rejoice in their presence. But there is a point where healthy attachment transforms into emotional dependency — when your well-being, identity, and sense of existence depend entirely on another person. This transition is gradual, difficult to observe from the inside, and most often painful for both the dependent person and the partner.
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