In my opinion, it's not when the LBS decides to be a WAS, it's when the LBS finally detaches, and escapes from the action/reaction game. Stops looking for signs in every interaction. Stops worrying about "what will they think?". Really gets a life. Really starts taking care of themselves. In other words, when they are living DBing, and not just trying to act it. When they make changes in themselves, for themselves, and not because it might "bring them back".
So, I think that from the outside, it might look like they have become a WAS. I would say it's more that they have stopped being codependent, and are living an actual life of their own. I don't believe that's the same as being a WAS.
