Picture this scenario: You meet someone at an event and the romantic sparks fly fast. You're instantly attracted to them—and as cliché as it might sound, you now can’t eat or sleep. All you can think about is this new person and how perfectly they fit into your world. Youimmediatel...
When someone makes you feel like love is transactional, that you must constantly give to keep the relationship afloat, it's not a healthy dynamic. You should never feel like your worth in a relationship is tied to how much you give or how well you meet someone else's demands. If you'r...
“My relationship is perfect but I am not happy!”– don’t take this to be the rambling of a bored person. This is one of the clear signs you are not compatible with someone. Boredom seeping into relationships, conversations seeing dead-ends, happiness fading away – all these are early...
Breaking up with someone who is emotionally dependent on you can be challenging, but important for both parties’ well-being. Communicate honestly and kindly, emphasize the need for personal growth and independence, and encourage them to seek support from friends, family, or professionals during the...
When you're codependent, you may have a deep-seated fear that the other person is going to leave you. Most of what you do in the relationship will be geared toward making sure the other person doesn’t leave. This can include hiding your own feelings, lying, and supporting the other pe...
1. Codependent andcounter-dependent behavior Codependency is what happens when we have no sense of our true needs, wants, and values. When we are out of touch with our authentic self and when we lack an identity, we can easily merge with others.Merging with others is dangerous because with...
These “nice guys” are usually best to avoid as they’re highly codependent and unstable. But guys who also push down all their feelings and never open up to you should also be on your red flag list. What you want is something more in the middle. ...
Lindsay Dodgson
Like "codependent" or "obsessive compulsive, "an addictive personality" is one of those phrases that many of us throw around without being entirely certain what we're actually saying. We may use the phrase to describe our weakness for consuming Diet…
If you or someone you care about is in a codependent friendship, there’s good news. Regardless of who fills which role, you can learnhow to stop being codependentin your friendship. If your friend is codependent If you realize that a friend is codependent on you, use the following coping...