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Why Counter-Dependency Can Drive a Wedge into Intimate Relationships

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Many people have heard of the term codependency but not necessarily counter-dependency. Codependency is finding self-worth from making others happy or pleasing others. The lesser-known word counter-dependency can be a problem just the same. It masks certain insecurities around a fear of intimacy. People who struggle with it dread dependence on people so they don’t … Read more