Am I Codependent?

Codependency is a complex psychological state where individuals depend on other people for validation, self-worth, and emotional fulfilment. Often, codependent people prioritize the needs of others over their own. As a result, they struggle to establish healthy boundaries and are encouraging and developing dysfunctional relationships. 

Unfortunately, the loss of personal identity and low self-esteem go hand-in-hand with codependency being precursors and effects of codependency. It does manifest in different relationships, including romantic partnerships, friendships, and family.

Codependent people are stuck in a never-ending cycle of seeking external approval while neglecting their own emotional well-being.

Many people do have a faulty grasp on the notion of codependency. For many, it’s limited to being a characteristic of an unhealthy relationship in a couple, often marriage. However, that is not the full scale of it. 

Codependency is not limited by romantic relationships. It encompasses dysfunctional bonds with society, friends, and family. The letter is a crucial influence on a personality in its development stages. Statistics show that codependent people do have some domestic issues in their childhood. The pattern is not limited by childhood trauma and such but it greatly increases the chances of a child adopting codependency traits. 

There are several clear signs that you can track in yourself without professional help. Often, it becomes the first to treat an issue. If you do know you have something to fix, you are more likely to notice codependency patterns. 

Saying "no" becomes a challenging task. You may perceive yourself as considerate, unaware of potential codependency traits. Society does encourage selflessness and a caring attitude without distinguishing the healthy norms from codependency. 

This test aims to highlight the common traits used in psychology and offers a new perspective on your personality and its primary characteristics.

Thus, if and when you do notice these types of behaviors in yourself, you can try changing your outlook. Being mindful is the least bit of self-help we encourage. Ultimately, only professional therapy can help you change. It will take time and effort to finally start building healthy and functional relations. This is a lifetime commitment and it can start right here in this quiz. 

How to become more independent than? How to build healthy responses and improve your self-esteem from within, without the validation of others? 

Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day! When it comes to changing habitual patterns that lay deep inside our cognition is never fast and easy. The changes have you be gradual, small, and consistent. It can take a lot of time to eliminate all codependency habits but the improved quality of life is definitely worth the effort. 

For now, start with this short 20-question quiz to see whether you have an issue with codependency or if you are just a kind person who does think of others as well as of yourself.