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Old 12-21-2007, 04:50 PM   #9 (permalink)
JimOfferman
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Originally Posted by wolfgang View Post
Is the freaking out level of a broken relationship directly related self esteem? The less you feel whole on your own, the more susceptible one is to a suffering during heart break?
I think it is. If you view the relationship as the thing that makes you whole, you will be broken when it ends. If, on the other hand, you perceive yourself as being whole regardless of the state of the relationship, you won't feel broken when the worst comes.
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