In most relationships, trying to distinguish where, “she begins and where he ends”, usually gets tangled up in the throws of great romance and a long term partnership.
Realistically many relationships comprise of some or other forms of dependency, but when do you determine when the bonds that are formed between you and a loved one is bordering on “unhealthy? In other words, how do you know if the relationship the two of you have is a co-dependent one?
Co-dependency, which is a psychological term that broadly refers to an unhealthy emotional dependency on someone else, can be the most destructive (for both parties involved) and hardest relationships to live with and to break away from. An individual who is co-dependent will only find self-worth and fulfillment when they are trying to please someone else and their entire existence is dependant on other people to tell them who they are.
~ Natalee Davis
- “Famously Co-dependent” Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil
