Question

What is the definition of Co-dependency/addiction and describe how the characteristics of someone who is codependent are similar to one with addictive thinking patterns? How does control, rescuing, and detaching play a role in overcoming codepency?

Answer 1

The co-dependency is an emotional and behavioural condition that affects an individual ability to have a healthy, mutually satisfying relationship.

The co-dependency is also known as relationship addiction, because people with co-dependency often maintain one sided relationship.

Symptoms-

1.     Poor pleasing and boundaries.

2.     Reactivity

3.     Care taking

4.     Control

5.     Dysfunctional communication

6.     Obsessions

7.     Dependency

8.     Denial

9.     Problems with intimacy

10.                        Pain full emotions.

Psychotherapies for co-dependency- co-dependency is difficult to change alone as co-dependent behaviours are often learned early on and reinforce over many years. Psychotherapy can help people to understand why they overcompensate, fulfil everyone needs but their own and put themselves at last. Here are some aspects to change co-dependent patterns-

1- Improving Self-care.

2- Setting boundaries.

3- Support empathetic listening and encouragement.

4- Helping others in creative and productive ways.

5- Learning about family patterns.