Refers to excessive emotional reliance on someone, usually unhealthy.

Emotional Overdependence

Using 'codependency' implies a need for constant validation from others.

Approval Seeking

'Codependency' often suggests a problematic or unbalanced relationship.

It means supporting someone's harmful behaviors, often unintentionally.

Often used in discussing relationships where one person has an addiction.

Used in therapeutic and counseling settings to describe complex relationships.