@j_okayyy: No one wants to become hyper-independent. They get tired of trusting people who constantly let them down. Tired of asking for help and being disappointed. Tired of relying on people who say they’ll show up… and don’t. So eventually, they stop asking. They start figuring things out themselves. They learn. They adapt. They become capable of things they never thought they’d have to learn. And suddenly, it’s not that they don’t need anyone… They just trust themselves more. Because when you’ve been let down enough times, you realize: If I don’t know how to do it, I’ll learn. If I’ve never done it before, I’ll figure it out. And if I put my mind to it, I can probably figure out just about anything…