Signs And Causes Of Codependent Relationships

Codependency is an excessive psychological and emotional reliance on the other person. A codependent person is someone who finds it difficult to function on their own, their behavior, actions are organized around another person, process, or substance. These people are preoccupied with the needs of others and place a lower priority on their own needs.

A codependent relationship is described as a relationship where a person is needy or dependent on the other person. It can even be defined as a situation where a couple becomes so invested in each other that they can’t function independently anymore. Your moods, behavior, or even identity are defined by the other person. It is usually found that in a codependent relationship one is more passive and depends on their partners for decisions while the other person is more dominant and controls the other person and even makes decisions for them.

It may happen due to past behavioral patterns or emotional difficulties. It can vary from situation to situation.

Causes of codependency relationships are:

• Damaging parental relationships

• Rejection or abandonment

• Lack of love and nurture

• Mental or physical illness

• Family addiction

Signs of codependency relationships are:

• Unhealthy or ineffective communication

• People-pleasing behavior

• Poor or no boundaries

• Controlling behavior

• Manipulations

• No personal interest or goals outside the relationship

• Blaming each other

These are some of the causes and signs of a codependency relationship. If you need any help and you feel, you are a part of a codependency relationship contact a psychologist.

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