The Effect of Emotional Dependency on Our Communication

Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery · Nov 1, 2026 · 21m · transcript

Thom’s Nutshell:

Perfectionism and Procrastination are old friends – they go way back.

What is emotional dependency? What does that look like, and how can it corrode our relationship with others? Allen goes back to Bill W’s letter on Emotional Sobriety for answers, defining it as real maturity, balance and humility in relationship to life itself. In the transition from environmental support to self support, we release expectations of validation from our fellows to be okay. In emotional dependency we find our own value in a “reflected sense of self.” This is a self-sabotaging framework we can…