Narcissism Glossary

The habit of serving their needs first (codependency)

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A dependent relationship pattern: surrendering your own needs and boundaries to over-manage the other person's feelings and problems, and finding your worth in that role.

Not a formal diagnosis, and its scope and usage remain debated.

Often seen in situations like these

💭 Their bad mood feels like your fault, and the anxiety drives you to fix it.
💭 Deferring to them completely feels easier than voicing your own opinion.

When this happens, try this

💡 This term needn't become a label for blaming yourself. Write down one demand you received today, and the choice you actually want, and claim the small, reversible choices as yours first.

Topic Experiences of harm · Term Codependency · Also known as Codependency

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