It is no secret that money is a fundamental part of our lives. The subject of finances is a very complex one. Even in most contexts, purchasing power is much lower than in the time of our grandparents. That is why there are many people who, as adults, are still financially dependent on their families. From this point of view, economic dependence is a solidarity-based solution to a specific problem. However, from a psychological perspective, this has given rise to a series of difficulties when it comes to drawing up projects. Also, this modifies the expectations of the parents or relatives on whom one depends.
In fact, not having a job and being subject to economic dependence has an impact on self-esteem and self-image. Some people think that being dependent on others is "comfortable", but in many cases this idea does a lot of harm. On the other hand, there are circumstances in which getting a job becomes a difficult piece of work, and there are also cases in which economic dependency is directly promoted in the parents. The reasons for this can be many. The most common is that parents are not comfortable with their own lives. The children, then, may represent a pretext for not looking outside themselves. It may be in the case of parents who have major relationship difficulties that over time they manage to cope with. Children sometimes serve as mediators or as excuses.
In that sense, dependence is a problem that can be solved, but when someone does not believe in himself, does not trust in what he is capable of doing, entrepreneurship at the work level is no longer an option. The world is so threatening and unattainable in their minds. They prefer to stay sheltered in the family. Fear overcomes them. This fear is so great. One of the reasons for this is that the lack of income not only generates a deep anguish, but it is a factor that affects their emotional balance and identity. All this causes an economic dependence that is a brutal blow against self-esteem.
In short, not having one's own resources is a situation that generates emotional pain. Especially because we live in a time in which the ability to consume is one of the measures of success, well-being and even personal worth. To depend on the will of another to be able to buy anything is a very problematic condition for any human being. This type of dependency is a modern form of deprivation. Generally, the reasons for economic dependency are detrimental to the people involved. On the one hand, the providers lose time and money that they could spend on themselves, but the one who takes the brunt of it is the dependent person.
There are thousands of people who have been forced to work in a menial trade at some stage of life. And many of these people manage to get ahead and overcome the precariousness of that work, with perseverance and determination. Work has an enormous symbolic importance for any person. A large part of the identity of any individual is given by the work he or she does. Likewise, the ability to earn one's own income is perhaps the most decisive factor in personal autonomy. That is why it can be said that the basic problem that every adult must solve is work.
What do you think about economic dependence?
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