adjective Internet Slang

Codependent

/ˌkoʊdɪˈpɛndənt/ · adjective · informal

Losing yourself in a relationship by over-relying on or over-managing another person.

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Definitions

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Excessively reliant on a partner for identity, approval, or stability, often at your own expense.

“We're so codependent we can't make a single plan apart.”
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Loosely, two people who are inseparable to an unhealthy degree.

“They're codependent in the cutest, slightly worrying way.”
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In addiction/recovery context, enabling someone else's dysfunction while neglecting yourself.

“She realized she was codependent, organizing her whole life around his crisis.”
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Codependent In A Sentence

Working on not being codependent so I can sit with my own feelings.
My therapist gently pointed out the codependent pattern and I felt seen and attacked.
Being codependent means his bad mood instantly becomes my whole day.

Origin & Usage

Originated in addiction-recovery psychology in the 1980s, describing partners of alcoholics. It broadened into general relationship discourse and went mainstream on therapy TikTok.

Variants CodependencyCodependenceCodependent Relationship
Tags #gen-z#american#texting

People Also Ask

What does codependent mean?

It means over-relying on or over-managing another person to the point of losing your own sense of self.

Where did the term codependent come from?

It started in 1980s addiction recovery to describe partners who enabled an addict, then broadened to all relationships.

What does codependent mean on TikTok?

It's used for relationships that are unhealthily enmeshed, where two people can't function independently.

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