ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Codependency

Codependency is when you depend on someone else in order to feel okay about yourself. This means that even if you're in a relationship with someone else, you rely on them to make you feel happy and worthwhile. If the other person isn't around or if something about the relationship changes, you don't feel okay anymore. It can be hard to be by yourself because you think that you need someone else in order to feel good about yourself.