The first discussions and research into codependency were completed with spouses of alcoholics. In fact, many researchers see the early concept of codependency in the work of psychoanalyst Karen ...

Author Elizabeth Gilbert identifies as a "love addict" and a "blackout codependent." "I get so swept up in somebody that I actually kind of lose my brains and wake up similar to the way that a ...

I specialize in the treatment of trauma, compulsivity, anxiety, PTSD, codependency, and perfectionism. Trauma leaves its mark – on our hearts, our minds, and our connections. It tells us untruths such ...

Melody Beattie, whose experiences as a drug addict, a chemical dependency counselor and the wife of an alcoholic informed a bestselling book about codependence that has guided countless people to shed ...

Are you and your partner dependent on each other? Well, every relationship includes some amount of dependency, and that is completely healthy. But, if the level of dependency is extreme – so much so ...