What is self-destructive behavior? What is compulsive behavior? What does sex addiction do to the brain? What is substance abuse? What is psychological terror in addiction? What is codependent behavior? What are substance abuse disorders? Is substance use disorder the same as addiction? Why is ...
What is codependent behavior? How does social phobia develop? What medication is used to treat social anxiety disorder? Is social anxiety a personality disorder? What are the key features of social anxiety disorder, avoidant personality disorder, and dependent personality disorder?
a child may become codependent if they grow up in a family where one or both parents are alcoholics. The child may learn to prioritize the needs of the alcoholic parent over their own needs, and may become an enabler by making excuses for the parent’s behavior or cleaning up after them...
Codependency is sneaky and powerful. You may not be aware that it’s the root cause of your problems. If your thinking and behavior revolve around someone you may be codependent. Codependents tune out internal cues and instead of expressing their own needs and feelings, they react to someone...
Having codependent personality disorder is really destructive to both the person that they are caring for as well as themselves. Most addicts that are suffering from one form of addiction or another cannot begin to see how destructive their behavior is because they always have someone to rescue th...
The concept of codependency is also crucial in understanding one-sided relationships. This part of the article discusses how codependent tendencies can trap individuals in cycles of giving too much and receiving too little, often stemming from a deep-seated fear of abandonment or rejection. ...
Challenge your underlying assumptions. Where do your beliefs come from? Are they helpful? Might reasonable people disagree? See “Deprogramming Codependent Beliefs.” Are you having wishful thinking about a problem when the facts prove otherwise?
pleasing differs from accommodating someone though we rather not, because we value the relationship and know that compromise is necessary to sustain it. People-pleasers don’t have the luxury of choice. Their behavior has become a lifestyle. It’s compulsive, because they’re unable to say no...
Toxic Behavior Here are some questions to ask yourself about your parents’ behavior. If this conduct is chronic and persistent, it can be toxic to your self-esteem. Do they overreact, create a scene? Do they use emotional blackmail?
have emotionally unavailable parents, it can lead them to believe that love is something that they need to earn. People pleasers often struggle to set healthy boundaries, leading them to sacrifice their own needs for the sake of others, which is classic giver behavior in codependent relationships...