Have you ever relied way too much on someone else for your happiness?

I’m having a real moment of epiphany lately. I realize that I’ve been doing the above for quite some time now. The problem is it’s gotten worse lately as other things in my life that bring me joy have been taken away. A little while ago, I posted a question about how I was losing so many things in my life that I love to do. And I’m realizing that more and more I’ve been relying on a particular relationship to bring me what little joy comes my way. And now I’m really not quite sure how I stop doing that. Everytime I try to find something else to put my focus on I find that it’s inaccessible because of everything going on with my health.

So how does one get past that? I don’t want to end the friendship and I don’t think the other person would understand if I did. The problem is not them, it is me. What I have decided to try and do is kind of take a step back and let them have some more space. I don’t even know if they’re feeling like they need more space but from my perspective I feel like I have been infringing on them.