There’s nothing inherently wrong with being needy. After all, everyone uses someone to get their needs met. But there's one word that tends to get thrown around a lot, which, when people stop and ask ...

Three experts sound off on how to overcome codependency, as well as it how to tell if you are codependent in the first place. Codependency is one of those clinical terms, like disassociative episodes ...

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If you’ve heard the term codependency tossed around alongside other “toxic” relationship buzzwords, you might picture obvious scenarios where there’s a giver and a taker: A possessive, selfish jerk ...