
Are You Codependent?
Take this quiz
- When you were growing up did you feel responsibility to make a parent happy? If they weren’t happy did you feel it was your fault?
- Did you grow up with chemically addicted family members or did you grow up with physical, emotional, sexual abuse?
- Do you find it difficult to say no and then feel resentful when overwhelmed?
- Is it difficult to trust others?
- Do you fear rejection?
- Do you find it difficult to identify feelings?
- Do you take responsibility for others feelings or actions?
- Do you take criticism personally even if constructive?
- Do you feel resentment to people who won’t let you help them?
- Have you gotten into a relationship and then found that the other person was an addict
- Do you feel bad about yourself when you make mistakes?
- Do you repeatedly look for answers from self-help books?
- Do you trust your feelings and perceptions?
- Are you critical of self and others?
- Do you anticipate needs of others and wonder why they don’t do that for you?
- Do you have difficulty accepting compliments?
- Do you feel guilty when you do something for yourself?
- Do you try to control how others act?
- Do you deny or ignore the problems in your life or pretend they are better than they are?
- Are you afraid of your own or others anger?
- Are you extremely responsible or irresponsible?
- Do you accept behavior from a partner that you said you wouldn’t accept?
- Do you give to others constantly and feel uncomfortable when others give to you?
- Do you often feel used?
- Do you often feel not good enough?
- Do you have difficulty having fun?
- Do you wait to find out what others say before expressing your own opinion?
- Do you stay quiet to avoid arguments?
If you answered Yes to 7 or more of these questions, you are probably codependent.