Five Signs It’s Codependency, Not Love

About this episode

Ross Rosenberg discusses five signs that indicate codependency is mistaken for love.

Ross Rosenberg shares five signs that what feels like love is actually codependency. The intense chemistry you feel with a narcissist is a mirage driven by the Human Magnet Syndrome and limerence, not real love. The five signs: the "soulmate" feeling is really addiction and trauma response; your partner drops their mask, revealing a cellmate, not a soulmate; you stay due to fear of pathological loneliness, which is a withdrawal symptom; you keep falling for the same narcissist with a d...

People in this episode

Host: Ross Rosenberg

Topics covered

• codependency
• love
• narcissism
• relationships
• mental health

Keywords

• codependency
• narcissist
• soulmate
• human magnet syndrome
• limerence

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