Answer quickly and honestly, about how you usually are, not how you would like to be. There are no right answers.
What this test measures
Codependency describes a way of relating in which your sense of worth, mood and identity become organized around someone else's needs. It is not a clinical diagnosis, but the term is widely used by therapists and researchers.
This test measures three facets often described in the literature: self-sacrifice (your needs come last), losing yourself (your mood and identity merge with someone else's) and fixing and rescuing (the urge to solve other people's problems).
How it works
Fifteen original statements, five per facet, including reversed items. Each facet gets a score from 0 to 100, and your overall level is the average.
What you get
Your overall level, your three pattern scores, what codependency can cost, where it often comes from, tailored first steps for your strongest pattern, and a free audiobook matched to your result.
The three Inner Map levels
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Frequently asked questions
What is codependency?
A pattern in which your sense of worth and identity becomes organized around another person's needs, moods or problems, often at the cost of your own.
What are the signs of codependency?
Putting others' needs first automatically, feeling responsible for others' feelings and choices, losing your own interests in relationships, and feeling empty when not needed.
Is codependency a mental illness?
No. It is not a diagnosis in the DSM, but it describes real, common patterns that therapy can help with.
Where does codependency come from?
It often develops in families affected by addiction, illness, anger or emotional unavailability, where children learn to take care of others to stay safe.
Sources
- Beattie, M. (1986). Codependent No More. Hazelden.
- Dear, G. E., & Roberts, C. M. (2005). Validation of the Holyoake Codependency Index. The Journal of Psychology, 139(4), 293-313.
- Marks, A. D. G., Blore, R. L., Hine, D. W., & Dear, G. E. (2012). Development and validation of a revised measure of codependency. Australian Journal of Psychology.
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