What Is Being Codependent? How Do I Stop Being Codependent?
Unhealthy relationships often involve what mental health professionals describe as “codependency” or “being codependent”. This term is difficult to describe, as it can manifest itself in many different ways. Some refer to codependency as “relationship addiction”, while a more clinical definition says codependency is a “set of behaviors developed to deal with an emotionally stressful relationship”.