“Acting
deferentially, which means suppressing our feelings and thoughts, is something
we do in the presence of power that could be used against us. … We fear the
consequences of not responding as we are expected to and so learn to adapt by
doing this rather than act on what we authentically feel. This is the basis of
codependent behavior.” ~Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, The Ring of Power: The
Abandoned Child, the Authoritarian Father, and the Disempowered Feminine
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