‘Dependence’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

Accepting our physical dependence is easy. We rely on oxygen, nourishment and so on without a thought. Accepting our dependence on other people can often be much trickier.

Ultimately, people have power only over one thing: the execution of their free will.

One aspect of our psychological growth is the movement from dependence to independence to interdependence. In the final part of this three-part series, we look at interdependence — what it is and how it creates a whole new way of relating to others.

One aspect of our psychological growth is the movement from dependence to independence to interdependence. In this second of a three-part series, we look at what independence is, how we develop it and how it prepares us for interdependence.

One aspect of our psychological growth is the movement from dependence to independence to interdependence. In this first of a three-part series, we look at our dependence and how we have trouble accepting it — as well as the importance of acknowledging our dependence.