Why are people so co-dependent?

Question

It's not just the females, males have that problem too. I'm dealing with that much better now days but the problem has got me into trouble before and it may happen again. Then there's females that wants to take care of a guy so that she can feel responsible for his success or something. But why do people really do that co-dependent thing? It must come from childhood issues.

Answer 1

Enabling and codependency - Am I in a codependent relationship?

Enabling and codependency often go together. How can one know if they are involved in a codependent relationship? Codependency is an emotional disorder affecting persons from all walks of life. One need only take a close look at their motivations and their expectations of people in their lives to begin to determine if they are codependent.

Codependent people are often from households with members who are involved in destructive behaviors such as alcoholism or drug addiction. They may have family members or loved ones who are mentally ill or chronically sick. The co-dependent person may be a spouse, parent, or care giver. They have been faced with the unhealthy behavior of the family member, and in an attempt to deal with it, have themselves developed unhealthy habits and behavior patterns.

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