135: Codependency - it isn‘t what you think.

<p>When you hear the word codependent, what do you think of?</p> <p>If you’re anything like me, you think of those clingy people who can’t survive without being latched on to another person. In our minds, that’s codependent. And yes, that is most definitely codependent.</p> <p>But what if I told you that that’s not the only form of codependence according to the dictionary.</p> <p>Codependency is defined as: excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one who requires support on an account of illness or addiction.</p> <p>This means that typically the person that we get latched on to are those who struggle with addiction, mental illness or chronic physical illness. Why? Because we have taken care of them so much that we get latched on.</p> First, we need to recognize that it doesn’t always need to be a romantic partner. <p>To be completely honest, it’s not always a single person.</p> <p>If I can be super vulnerable here for a second, I was truly codependent with anyone who gave me attention. If someone so much just gave me a smile, I would do anything for them. Like, I would probably chop off my leg and give it to them if they asked.</p> <p><a href='http://www.karleighlynne.com/youtube'>www.karleighlynne.com/youtube</a>  for boundaries playlist.</p> <p><a href='http://www.karleighlynne.com/049'>www.karleighlynne.com/049</a></p> <p><a href='http://www.karleighlynne.com/confidence'>www.karleighlynne.com/confidence</a> </p>