Dependence on others Quote by Susan Forward

“In families like Fred's, much of a child's identity and his illusions of safety depend on feeling enmeshed. He develops a need to be…

— Susan Forward

“An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know…

— Mandy Hale

If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.

— Dorothy Nolte

“Most of us don't know that as adults we are dysfunctional in our seeking of approval, recognition, acceptance and validation from others. The dysfunction…

— Dr. Richard L. Travis

Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger, or more intelligent than a fellow…

— Albert Einstein

People striving for approval from others become phony.

— Ichiro Suzuki

Acceptance is approval, a word with a bad name in some psychologies. Yet it is perfectly normal to seek approval in childhood and throughout…

— David Richo

“What makes people good communicators is, in essence, an ability not to be fazed by the more problematic or offbeat aspects of their own…

— Alain de Botton

Seeking approval and people pleasing forces you to alter your actions and speech to no longer reflect what you actually think or feel.

— Mark Manson

“As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster.…

— Nic Sheff

“External approval changes with the room, with the mood and with the projections others place onto you. Authenticity, on the other hand, is your…

— Andreea Mighiu

“Constantly seeking approval means you’re perpetually worried that others are forming negative judgments of you. This steals the fun, ingenuity, and spontaneity from your…

— The Angel Affect