NOTE FROM TED: This talk represents the speaker's personal views and interpretation of codependency, which remains an ongoing field of study. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf The word “codependency” is often met with confusion and vague familiarity. Nonetheless, codependency and its affiliate behaviors can be commonly found among helping professionals in addition to individuals in the general public – particularly among people who self-admittedly: lack boundaries, self-sacrifice, people-please, feel inappropriate guilt, and have lower self-esteem. These individuals might use relationships as a barometer for their sense of worthiness. Attention is therefore paid to the concept of codependency – a concept that merits importance yet ...