Understanding Codependency and Behavior
What is codependency? In defining the concept, share the characteristics of someone struggling with codependency. Discuss these characteristics in detail.
Codependency is a behavioral and emotional condition where individuals prioritize others’ needs, emotions, and well-being over their own to an unhealthy extent. It often develops in relationships where one person enables another’s dysfunctional behavior, such as addiction, mental illness, or irresponsibility. Codependent individuals struggle with setting boundaries, maintaining a strong sense of self, and engaging in relationships that are not based on mutual respect and balance.
Characteristics of Codependency
Low Self-Esteem
- Codependent individuals often derive their self-worth from how much they are needed by others. They may feel unworthy or inadequate unless they are helping or sacrificing for someone else.
People-Pleasing Behavior
- A strong fear of rejection or disapproval leads to excessive people-pleasing. Codependent individuals struggle to say no, even when it negatively impacts their well-being…
Codependency is a behavioral and emotional condition where individuals prioritize others’ needs, emotions, and well-being over their own to an unhealthy extent. It often develops in relationships where one person enables another’s dysfunctional behavior, such as addiction, mental illness, or irresponsibility. Codependent individuals struggle with setting boundaries, maintaining a strong sense of self, and engaging in relationships that are not based on mutual respect and balance.
Characteristics of Codependency
Low Self-Esteem
- Codependent individuals often derive their self-worth from how much they are needed by others. They may feel unworthy or inadequate unless they are helping or sacrificing for someone else.
People-Pleasing Behavior
- A strong fear of rejection or disapproval leads to excessive people-pleasing. Codependent individuals struggle to say no, even when it negatively impacts their well-being…
Codependency is a behavioral and emotional condition where individuals prioritize others’ needs, emotions, and well-being over their own to an unhealthy extent. It often develops in relationships where one person enables another’s dysfunctional behavior, such as addiction, mental illness, or irresponsibility. Codependent individuals struggle with setting boundaries, maintaining a strong sense of self, and engaging in relationships that are not based on mutual respect and balance.
Characteristics of Codependency
Low Self-Esteem
- Codependent individuals often derive their self-worth from how much they are needed by others. They may feel unworthy or inadequate unless they are helping or sacrificing for someone else.
