Co-dependency
Cross-source consensus on Co-dependency from 1 sources and 3 claims.
1 sources · 3 claims
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Highlighted claims
- Co-dependency ties a person's sense of self-worth to other people's feelings and approval, making them feel responsible for others' happiness. — Body Image, Approval-Seeking, and the Case for Feeling-First Health
- Co-dependency is a toxic dynamic because self-worth becomes contingent on external signals rather than internal ones. — Body Image, Approval-Seeking, and the Case for Feeling-First Health
- Co-dependency manifests differently by gender: for men it tends to appear as people-pleasing and emotional caretaking, while for women it carries an additional physical dimension tied to appearance. — Body Image, Approval-Seeking, and the Case for Feeling-First Health