Interpersonal relationship Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! AdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text===Codependent=== [[Codependency]] initially focused on a codependent partner enabling substance abuse, but it has become more broadly defined to describe a dysfunctional relationship with extreme dependence on or preoccupation with another person.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cowan|first1=Gloria|last2=Bommersbach|first2=Mimi|last3=Curtis|first3=Sheri R.|year=1995|title=Codependency, Loss Of Self, And Power|journal=Psychology of Women Quarterly|volume=19|issue=2|pages=221–236|doi=10.1111/j.1471-6402.1995.tb00289.x|s2cid=146485470|name-list-style=vanc}}</ref> There are some who even refer to codependency as an addiction to the relationship.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Mendenhall W|date=1989|title=Co-dependency definitions and dynamics|journal= Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly|volume=6|pages=3–17|doi=10.1300/J020V06N01_02}}</ref> The focus of codependents tends to be on the emotional state, behavioral choices, thoughts, and beliefs of another person.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Chmielewska M|date=2012|title=Marital quality in the context of interpersonal dependency|journal=Economics & Sociology|volume=5|issue=2|pages=58–74|doi=10.14254/2071-789X.2012/5-2/5|doi-access=free}}</ref> Often those who are codependent neglect themselves in favor of taking care of others and have difficulty fully developing an identity of their own.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Knudson|first1=Theresa M.|last2=Terrell|first2=Heather K.|year=2012|title=Codependency, Perceived Interparental Conflict, and Substance Abuse in the Family of Origin|journal=The American Journal of Family Therapy|volume=40|issue=3|pages=245–257|doi=10.1080/01926187.2011.610725|s2cid=145124356|name-list-style=vanc}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page