10 signs you're in a codependent relationship

If you recognize even five out of ten, it's time to stop and think.

Codependent relationships often masquerade as love. You think you're just deeply invested, that it means you feel deeply. But in reality, you're living in a trap where your life is no longer yours. You've become a hostage to someone else's problems, emotions, and crises. And the further you go, the harder it is to remember who you were before all this.

Here are ten signs. Read them honestly. Don't think about how things "should" be. Think about how they are.