{"id":537,"date":"2016-10-08T19:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.martinafino.it\/la-dipendenza-affettiva\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T22:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:51:08","slug":"la-dipendenza-affettiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/la-dipendenza-affettiva\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional dependency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emotional dependency is an issue I often encounter in therapy. Here you'll find a possible definition and a description of the various forms it takes. If you want to learn more, read <a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/dependency-and-counter-dependency-in-relationships\/\">dependency and counter-dependency in relationships<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dipendenza-affettiva-psicologa-Firenze.gif\" alt=\"Dipendenza affettiva: illustrazione - Dott.ssa Martina Fino, psicologa a Firenze\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>If you recognize yourself in this dynamic, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/contatti\/\">contact me for an initial introductory session<\/a>. I'm a <a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/psicoterapeuta-firenze\/\">psychotherapist in Florence<\/a>, and I see clients in my office in the Campo di Marte \u2013 Coverciano area and online.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:36px 0;padding:22px 24px;border-left:4px solid #1a4d80;background:#f8fafc;border-radius:8px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;color:#1a4d80;\">In-depth articles on emotional dependency<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#334155;line-height:1.9;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/come-uscire-dalla-dipendenza-affettiva-le-fasi-di-un-percorso-reale\/\">How to get out of emotional dependency: the stages of a real journey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/dependency-and-counter-dependency-in-relationships\/\">Emotional dependency and counter-dependency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/limerenza-quando-linnamoramento-diventa-ossessione\/\">Limerence: when falling in love becomes obsession<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/attaccamento-ansioso-quando-amare-significa-temere-di-perdere\/\">Anxious attachment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/love-bombing-cose-come-riconoscerlo-e-cosa-succede-dopo\/\">Love bombing: how to recognize it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/coazione-a-ripetere-perche-continuiamo-a-rifare-la-stessa-cosa\/\">Repetition compulsion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/libri-sulla-dipendenza-affettiva-cinque-letture-e-come-usarle\/\">Books on emotional dependency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/mama-o-non-mama\/\">M&#8217;ama o non m&#8217;ama? Una storia di gelosia e controllo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"mf-author-box\" style=\"margin:40px 0 0;padding:24px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-left:4px solid #1a4d80;border-radius:12px;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:0.85rem;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b;\">Written by<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a4d80;\">Dr. Martina Fino<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#334155;\">Psychologist and psychotherapist in Florence, registered with the Register of Psychologists of Tuscany no. 5767. Graduated in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Florence and specialized in Gestalt Psychotherapy and EMDR. She has gained experience in the field of psychiatry at the ASL of Florence and in psycho-oncological support at the Careggi Hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/psicologo-firenze\/psicologa-firenze\/\">Full profile<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/contatti\/\">Contacts<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:14px 0 0;font-size:0.85rem;color:#64748b;\"><em>This article is for informational purposes only and does not replace a personalized psychological assessment or consultation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/aside>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/martinafino.it\/en\/la-dipendenza-affettiva\/\">Leggi tutto l&#8217;articolo<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[378,260],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dipendenza-affettiva-psicologo-firenze","category-psicologo-firenze-la-psicologia-si-cura-di-te"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>La dipendenza affettiva: cos&#039;\u00e8 e come riconoscerla<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Scopri cosa significa la dipendenza affettiva e le sue varie forme. 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