Codependent Relationships
Being codependent in a relationship with a romantic partner, family member, friend, or anything in between is often hard to recognize. Breaking the cycle of codependency can be difficult and slipping back into those tendencies is sometimes a lifelong struggle for many of us. Depending on how you were raised or the types of relationships you’ve been in, being codependent may be something you are struggling with and don’t even know it. From my experience Codependency is often associated with being in a relationship with an alcoholic or addict...at least that’s the context I learned it in for the first time when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I remember learning about this from going to the family session of a rehab program a family member was in and from a couple of Al-Anon meetings. It turns out you can find yourself in codependent type relationships even with someone who isn’t suffering from an addiction. So what exactly does it mean to be codependent? H...