When Approval Becomes an Idol and Validation Becomes Control We don’t always see it at first. It starts small — a desire to be liked, respected, appreciated. You want to help, you want to be useful. You show up early, stay late, and call it love. But underneath that need to be “the dependable one” is often a deeper ache — a longing to be seen. And when that longing goes unhealed, it morphs into a mission: to earn approval that was never meant to be bought. You start saying “yes” when your spi...

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