When They Don’t Want to Lose You But Don’t Know How to Look After You

  There are those who don’t take care of you or pay much attention to you, yet, at the same time, build a high fence around you so they won’t lose you. These are relationships based on the ego of a codependent personality, where affection becomes demanded and distorted. Fearing that you’ll move away from them implies a lack of trust on their part. They might even adopt the dangerous idea of considering you as their personal possession. It should be noted that any relationship based on some kind of fear will inevitably generate a great deal of suffering. There…