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Rian Stone
Jul 08, 2025
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Codependent, validation-seeking behavior is men’s version of female borderline personality disorder. Codependency is a combination of validation-seeking behavior, fear of abandonment, and pathological levels of conflict avoidance. While borderline is the psychological disorder where someone (usually a woman) develops her identity as a reflection of the …

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