Can humans be 100% self reliant?
I’ve been having an internal discussion which came up in therapy a few weeks ago, about human beings and the need for reassurance and validation from other human beings. How feeling seen. socialisation and reassurance are an important factor in combatting loneliness and it’s part of the social fabric of the human condition.
This is coming from a past where external validation and emotional reliance on other people was part of my every day experience. This has greatly reduced through therapy and I feel extremely more self reliant and trusting now, but I’m wondering if it’s something that will ever go away?
Discussion, validation, reassurance and being seen are an important part of the human experience and socialisation? (as long as it’s not an over reliance that’s controlling how you act/feel etc.).
What do you think? is it possible to be 100% self reliant? not need human connection to not feel lonely? would that make you a sociopath? I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.