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Human beings don’t like to be dependent. If you’ve ever broken a bone or had some other temporary physical impediment, you know that it is difficult to accept someone else’s help, no matter how gracious they may be in giving. And we recognize that some types of dependence can be pernicious: When a person relies on others such that his or her emotional well-being hinges on external acceptance and validation, psychiatrists call it “dependent personality disorder.”
Matthew Loftus lives in Kenya with family, where he teaches and practices family medicine at PCEA Chogoria Hospital on the slopes of Mt. Kenya. More of his writing is at www.MatthewAndMaggie.org.
