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Whitney's Trauma Shapes Codependency
- Whitney Cummings shares her experience growing up with emotional trauma that shaped her people-pleasing and codependency patterns.
- She explains how trauma varies in intensity and impact, yet all forms affect self-worth and behavior.
Codependency Defined and Manifested
- Codependency involves the inability to tolerate others' discomfort and ties self-worth to productivity.
- It often manifests as perfectionism, people pleasing, and unhealthy caregiving driven by deep-rooted trauma.
Codependents Overgive and Resent
- Codependents often overextend themselves in relationships, leading to resentment when expectations are unmet.
- This pattern recreates childhood victimization dynamics and fuels unhealthy relationship cycles.