How do I stop being co-dependent?!
Question: How do I stop being co-dependent!?
I am 21, and the youngest of four children!. I have always had someone with a backbone around me, so I never needed to develop one!. When my parents moved, I moved in with my boyfriend, now he acts as my backbone!.
I'm not co-dependent in the way that I can't do anything on my own, but I am very co-dependent in terms of emotion!. I feed off of others emotions!. If you're happy, I'll make you happier, but if you're sad!.!.!.!. well, I get sad!. How do I stop co-dependent emotions!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'm not co-dependent in the way that I can't do anything on my own, but I am very co-dependent in terms of emotion!. I feed off of others emotions!. If you're happy, I'll make you happier, but if you're sad!.!.!.!. well, I get sad!. How do I stop co-dependent emotions!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
If online and book self-help sites don't get you out of the cycle, then a therapist is probably your answer!. It really depends on how much it permeates your life and how self-aware you are on when you are doing it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
There is an organization called Co-dependents Anonymous for those that feel the need to fix others while neglecting their own emotional and/or physical needs:
http://www!.codependents!.orgWww@Answer-Health@Com
http://www!.codependents!.orgWww@Answer-Health@Com