As I've risen in profile, I might have predicted I would be less dependent on the approval of friends, but I think it's going the opposite way; I increasingly am relying on them for a sense of safe emotional stability I needed less of before
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That makes sense, to be honest -- someone who you can trust not to snowball you is a scarce commodity as you become more and more well-known.
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a public figure is either a team effort or they are absolutely doomed
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tbh the more famous you get the more a close circle of friends/family you need.
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The more approval you get, the more you start to need?
This would explain a lot of public figures.
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I fear this exact thing happening to me if I ever gain prominence.
Fame is a form of power, and power comes with a cost. Social shackles…
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There is hardly any research on parasocial relationship harm from the perspective of the many, and even less from the perspective of the one.
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In the presence of an all consuming other u could anchor urself w a close circle so as to not lose urself to it
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Your people keep you grounded, they can pull you back when needed and lift you up when needed. Nothing is ever as good or bad as it seems. We need people in our life that remind us of that.