codependently
In enmeshed fashion
In a manner characterized by excessive emotional or psychological reliance on another person, typically one who requires support due to addiction or illness.
The term suggests unhealthy mutual dependency where one person's identity becomes wrapped up in caring for or controlling another: They lived codependently for years, each enabling the other's dysfunction.
Boundary-blurring relational pattern
- boundariesLines marking separation
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- self-worthInternal sense of value
validation · insecurity · identity · guilt · narcissism · manipulation · projection · vulnerability
In shared fashion
- reciprocallyIn mutual exchange
- symbioticallyIn mutually beneficial partnership
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
- enmeshedCaught in complexity
attached · bonded · entangled · fused · merged · inseparably · emotionally · exclusively
Capable of causing harm
- dysfunctionalNot operating properly
- manipulativeSkilled at controlling others
- controllingExerting authority over others
- suffocatingDepriving of air
smothering · possessive · obsessive · imbalanced · parasitic · resentful · insecure · jealous
enmeshment
Boundary-blurring relational pattern
- boundariesLines marking separation
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
self-worth · validation · insecurity · identity · guilt · narcissism · manipulation · projection · vulnerability · trauma
mutually
In shared fashion
- reciprocallyIn mutual exchange
- symbioticallyIn mutually beneficial partnership
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
enmeshed · attached · bonded · entangled · fused · merged · inseparably · emotionally · exclusively · intensely
toxic
Capable of causing harm
- dysfunctionalNot operating properly
- manipulativeSkilled at controlling others
- controllingExerting authority over others
suffocating · smothering · possessive · obsessive · imbalanced · parasitic · resentful · insecure · jealous · destructive
facilitate
Make something easier
- perpetuateKeep something going indefinitely
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- sustainKeep something going continuously
excuse · rationalize · justify · shield · protect · cover · indulge · overlook · minimize · rescue
codependentlyindependently
Without outside assistance
self-sufficiently · autonomously · on one's own · unattached · individually
codependentlyinterdependently
Relying on one another
healthily · securely · self-assuredly · mutually · reciprocally