Co-Dependency Concepts
This term describes an unhealthy reliance on another person for emotional support.
What is co-dependency?
This behavior, often exhibited by co-dependents, involves putting others’ needs before one’s own.
What is people-pleasing?
This type of relationship is often characterized by one partner controlling the other through manipulation or guilt.
What is an unhealthy relationship?
This type of therapy is often used to address co-dependency and unhealthy patterns in relationships.
What is therapy (specifically, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT)?
Co-dependents often have difficulty setting these, which can lead to unhealthy relationships.
What are boundaries?
Co-dependents might often experience feelings of guilt or shame when they try to do this.
What is say "no"?
Co-dependents can develop a fear of being alone, often avoiding this.
What is solitude or being single?
Co-dependents often lack this, which prevents them from making decisions that serve their best interests.
What is self-confidence?
This term refers to the excessive emotional reliance on someone else, which is a hallmark of co-dependency.
What is emotional dependency?
This behavior often results from co-dependency, where a person feels responsible for the emotional state of others.
What is caretaking?
Co-dependency may develop in response to childhood experiences of neglect or this.
What is emotional abuse?
Co-dependents may struggle with low self-esteem and a fear of this.
What is abandonment?
Co-dependents often struggle with low self-esteem and a fear of this.
What is abandonment?
Co-dependents may try to fix or rescue others, leading to this type of behavior.
What is enabling?
Co-dependents often ignore their own feelings in favor of focusing on the needs of others, leading to a lack of this.
What is emotional awareness?
A person who has this personality trait often engages in co-dependent behavior, seeking approval and fear of rejection.
What is low self-worth?
These two elements are key for healthy relationships, but co-dependents often struggle with them.
What are trust and communication?
The fear of disappointing others and the desire to be loved can be characteristics of this type of behavior in co-dependents.
What is perfectionism?
A common sign of co-dependency is the fear of losing a relationship, even when it’s unhealthy. This fear is often called this.
What is relationship anxiety?
This disorder is often linked to co-dependency, where one person enables another's addiction.
What is addiction?