codependency

He grew up keeping his mother okay, he was trained in codependency from the outset.

MORE FROM GINNY BATES: ALLIE Maggie Jochild 2007

"The term codependency," says Darlene Albury, LMSW, "refers to a relationship where one or both parties enable the other to act in certain maladaptive ways."

The Moderate Voice 2009

Besides, the child in this situation knows that for as long as he can remember, he has been the glue holding his parents together in psychological terms, this is called codependency.

Parenting by the Book John Rosemond 2007

Then they pull themselves together and the story ends happily, if with a melancholic side note about what today might be termed codependency.

NYT > Home Page By PAMELA PAUL 2011

The codependency is this behavior of getting external reinforcement, ie. not feeling good about yourself unless you think you are doing something for someone else’s “good”.

Think Progress » Bush’s Domestic Policy Chief Wished Upon Iraq Journalists a ‘Very Loud Explosion Very Nearby’ 2006

That'll just lead to codependency, which is hardly the best foundation for a successful relationship.

Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums 2010

So we put it this way: In such a situation, we suffer from a condition known as codependency or codependence.

Army Rumour Service 2010

I guess that's some "good" kind of codependency and not the actual definition of codependency, which is: "

US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha 2010

We're the ones who created the word "codependency" and turned the adult children of alcoholics ACOA movement into a grassfire that changed the face of the mental health field.

Dr. Tian Dayton: Recovery Movement Grassfires Ignited Dr. Tian Dayton 2010

We're the ones who created the word "codependency" and turned the adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) movement into a grassfire that changed the face of the mental health field.

Dr. Tian Dayton: Recovery Movement Grassfires Ignited 2010