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Maybe you have heard of codependent or counterdependent before, but you don\u2019t think that resonates with you. When you think of codependent, you may think of someone who can\u2019t do life alone and needs to have someone there to hold their hand? To some people codependent can be more negative than positive, and in some ways that\u2019s true. Too much of anything isn\u2019t good, but a healthy amount of codependent, and a healthy amount of it’s partner counterdependent, is where we want to fall. To understand further, let’s dive deeper into the meaning behind both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Codependent characteristics are as follows: insecure, dependent and needy, other focused, and\/ or passive. Someone who falls more under codependent can be insecure in their relationships or about their self as an individual. They can dependent on someone else for their emotional needs and not develop their own independence. While it\u2019s healthy to be focused on others, too much focus, leaves one empty with no focus for their individual needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Counterdependent characteristics are as follows: confident\/ cocky, independent, self-focused, and\/ or controlling. Individuals who align more with counterdependence have a high sense of themselves and can been seen as believing they are better than others. They can be overall independent; independent in a way where it is difficult for another to become close to them. This is usually learned overtime as a safety mechanism. Self-focused is a characteristic of counterdependence that doesn\u2019t involve empathy for other’s needs. Controlling can be also seen as a safety-mechanism that can be learned overtime. This characteristic can be overbearing to others, allowing no room for other opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take a moment and be honest with yourself; which one do you resonate with most? Do you fall heavy on one side or do you see characteristics of yourself in each one? Just because you don\u2019t lean heavy on one side, doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t find more balance in your life. Being honest with yourself and becoming aware of areas in which you want to grow, is the first step in any change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Maybe you have heard of codependent or counterdependent before, but you don\u2019t think that resonates with you. When you think of codependent, you may think of someone who can\u2019t do life alone and needs to have someone there to hold their hand? To some people codependent can be more negative than positive, and in some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":14732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n
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Maybe you have heard of co-dependent before, but you don\u2019t think that resonates with you. When you think of co-dependent, you may think of someone who can\u2019t do life alone and needs to have someone there to hold their hand? To some people co-dependent can be more negative than positive, and in some ways that\u2019s true. Too much of anything isn\u2019t good, but a healthy amount of co-dependent, and a healthy amount of its partner counter-dependent, is where we want to fall. To understand further, lets dive deeper into the meaning behind both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Co-dependent characteristics are as follows: insecure, dependent and needy, other focused, and\/ or passive. Someone who falls more under co-dependent can be insecure in their relationships or about their self as an individual. They can dependent on someone else for their emotional needs and not develop their own independence. While it\u2019s healthy to be focused on others, too much focus, leaves one empty with no focus for their individual needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Counter-dependent characteristics are as follows: confident\/ cocky, independent, self-focused, and\/ or controlling. Individuals who align more with counter-dependence have a high sense of themselves and can been seen as believing they are better than others. They can be overall independent; independent in a way where it is difficult for another to become close to them. This is usually learned overtime as a safety mechanism. Self-focused is a characteristic of counter-dependent that doesn\u2019t involve empathy for others\u2019 needs. Controlling can be also seen as a safety-mechanism that can be learned overtime. This characteristic can be overbearing to others, allowing no room for other opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take a moment and be honest with yourself; which one do you resonate with most? Do you fall heavy on one side or do you see characteristics of yourself in each one? Just because you don\u2019t lean heavy on one side, doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t find more balance in your life. Being honest with yourself and becoming aware of areas in which you want to grow, is the first step in any change.<\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,24,26],"tags":[402,403,424,824,1641,406,407,600,2260,2258,2261,2259],"class_list":["post-14731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-help","category-codependent","category-counterdependent","tag-codependency","tag-codependent","tag-counseling","tag-counterdependency","tag-counterdependent","tag-indianapolis-counseling","tag-indianapolis-marriage-counseling","tag-self-help","tag-what-is-co-dependent","tag-what-is-codependency","tag-what-is-counter-dependent","tag-what-is-counterdependency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14731"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14743,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14731\/revisions\/14743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}