Being too codependent in a relationship is unhealthy. Learn to identify the signs of being codependent and ways to overcome being codependent.

If you have an Avoidant Attachment style you tend to value independence and self-reliance, at the expense of expressing emotional intimacy and closeness.

An anxious attachment style often develops due to inconsistent caregiving where your parent may have been emotionally available but at times unresponsive or neglectful.

Disorganized attachment style often develops in childhood due to inconsistent, unpredictable, or traumatic caregiving experiences.

An emotional immature parent lacks the emotional stability and maturity to provide the support and guidance for their child, essential for healthy development.

Abandonment issues often stem from early childhood or significant relationships and can profoundly affect your self-esteem, trust, and ability to form healthy connections.

Codependency refers to a dysfunctional pattern of behavior where one person excessively relies on another for their sense of identity, self-worth, and emotional well-being.

Despite struggling with abandonment issues, you can learn the signs and symptoms and healthy ways to cope.

Your family of origin plays a pivotal role in understanding its impact on your emotional development, behavior, and beliefs.

Children who were raised by emotionally immature parents, cope by creating a role-self and healing fantasies, and either internalizing or externalizing behaviors.

Here are 8 red flags in relationships that shouldn’t be ignored.

Our childhood influences in many profound ways, especially when it comes to romantic relationships.

Breaking the patterns of unhealthy relationships is key to having healthier and more fulfilling relationships. Taking these steps will help you feel more optimistic about future relationships.

Choosing to end a toxic relationship, although necessary, is seldom easy. But you can leave and take the steps to heal.

If you find that you are too emotionally needy in relationships, there are ways to overcome it and become healthier.