noun

codependency

codependency

Codependency can be a problem in relationships.

Codependency can be a problem in relationships.

She is in therapy to address her codependency.

She is in therapy to address her codependency.

codependency an unhealthy emotional reliance Codependency can be a problem in relationships.

enmeshment, unhealthy attachment

From the prefix 'co-' (together, mutually) + 'dependency' (the state of relying on someone).

Imagine two people leaning on each other so much that neither can stand alone. It's a 'cooperative' dependency.

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