When you hear "codependency," the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't a healthy relationship. It is, by Mental Health America's definition, "an emotional or behavioral condition that affects ...

It’s one thing doing things for your partner out of the goodness of your heart. But if you feel like you’re overexerting yourself, doing everything for your S.O. and get nothing in return, you could ...

If you think about codependency as a form of addiction, it could actually help you overcome it. Of course, you’ll still need therapy—whether that’s group therapy or one-on-one sessions—because, like ...

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When it comes to relationships, it's important to be clued up on what's healthy and what's unhealthy - and codependency is a relationship trait that can be pretty harmful (to both you and the person ...

Pop Psych: Where we ask a real psychotherapist to delve into the mindsets of our favorite pop culture characters. This week: TBS’ Search Party is a study in codependent relationships. One of the great ...

Jeffrey Yoo, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Moment of Clarity Mental Health Center in Orange County, California. He specializes in adults struggling with addiction, anxiety, ...

Codependency can be, in a way, addicting. It even has the word “dependency” within it, hinting at its addictive qualities. In the same way we can turn to substances, gambling, shopping, or eating to ...

Relationships require a delicate balance of honoring and bringing two people’s needs and desires into one unit. Typically, in a healthy connection, you are speaking up for what you need in the ...

In dysfunctional families, the younger people (or those who have less control), are often afraid to express their true feelings or their needs due to the emotional hold on them by those in power who ...

Codependency has become a popular term but what does it mean? Does it make sense to use the word as indiscriminately as we do or is codependency really just being human? The term originated back in ...

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