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Maybe you're not sure if you're co-dependent or not. Taking a codependency quiz can help you understand if you are.
Below, you'll see several different questions. Answer them as honestly as you can. If your answer is yes, click the box. If your answer is no, leave the box blank. When you're finished with the quiz, enter your email address in the box and click the submit button. You'll immediately be directed to your results.
There are certain characteristics that tend to dominate when a person has a codependent personality. They can include:
Even if you are trying not to be codependent, every relationship has some level of codependency in it. This is reasonable to a point because it is normal for one person to ask the other for advice about major decisions. But there is a fine line that can be easily crossed if you are not careful.
It is really important to ask yourself this question: Is my relationship healthy? If you are seeking out, maintaining or even feeding off a relationship that is not healthy, you could be codependent. But a lot of experts believe that the term codependent is one that encourages too much independence in humans who were designed to be interdependent.
True codependency comes from a place of anxiety. You or your partner want reassurance and you do not want to take any risks. As a result, you check in with your significant other because doing so helps you feel safer.
Codependency becomes a serious problem when one person starts to feel like they are being suffocated. Or, it can turn bad when one person is constantly sacrificing their own needs to make the other person happy.
Even before you get any type of treatment, if you believe you are in a codependent relationship, there are some changes you can start to make right now. It is possible to heal from codependency, but it takes a lot of work.
Some of the healthy steps you can take include:
Codependency may be caused by several different factors, such as:
Some experts view codependency as a mental illness. But the more correct definition is that it is an emotional and behavioral condition that can impact a person’s ability to have a healthy, mutually satisfying relationship. Sometimes it is referred to as a relationship addiction. This is because codependents tend to have one-sided, destructive relationships with other people.
If you believe you are codependent, it can be helpful to sit down with a therapist and discuss your relationships. Therapy can make such a big difference. The same is true for 12-Step groups, which can provide much-needed peer support. Sometimes medications may also be recommended.