#codependency

Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery

When Someone You Love Is an Alcoholic or Addict

Living with an addict can be a living hell. Trying to help can often make matters worse. Find out what you can do to make a difference.

Advice & Self-Help | Couples and Relationship Support

Is Your Relationship Codependent? What Exactly Does That Mean?

Like “self love” or “inner child,” the term “codependent” smacks of pop psychology psychobabble. To make matters worse, it’s become shorthand for a whole host of unhealthy behaviors. Bu

Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information

Understanding Codependency

Codependency is associated with providing care for and rescuing others in order to quell feelings of inadequacy and shame and gain external approval and validation.