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Parkinson’s Meds And Compulsive Behaviors: A Strong Link by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy Posted Tue 11 May 2010 2:17pm about how many patients are affected this way, whether the compulsive behavior went beyond gambling for some, and whether this is clearly a medication-induced problem. A study... among patients who did not take them. About a quarter of those patients suffered from more than one type of compulsive behavior. Read on »
Compulsive Behavior by Charlene Pryor Patient Expert Posted Wed 10 Feb 2010 12:00am in order for the committee to make a panel of our own. I started out and this was what I came up with.  Then the compulsive behavior set in. I had been working on a panel of my own... and when Monday morning rolled around I had climbed up on that darn "soap box" again but I had mellowed out for another time and another compulsive act.....Oh, don't we love Read on »
Alcoholic Spouse? 6 Codependent Behaviors To Ditch by addictiondoc Posted Sun 19 Dec 2010 1:40pm or alcoholic wife to continue drinking, their spouse is codependent. Codependency is when a person “helps” or “enables” another person. In other words, the spouse is taking over responsibilities that the addicted person should be doing themselves. Are you guilty of codependency? Here are 6 codependent behaviors that to ditch for 2011: 1. Calling in sick to your Read on »
Codependents Have a “Brain Thing” Going On, Too by Lisa Frederiksen Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted Thu 25 Jun 2009 1:58pm by Lisa Frederiksen Just as there is a series of chemical reactions taking place in the brain of an alcoholic or abusive drinker, so too is there a compulsive-like process occurring in the codependent’s brain. Instead of that process involving dopamine and the pleasure/reward communications networks (as in the alcoholic’s brain’s Limbic System Read on »
Freedom from Co-dependence: Healthy Giving by Glenna M. Posted Fri 16 Apr 2010 7:45am I was cleaning off my desk the other day and I found this paper stuck in a small book on co-dependence I'd been reading a while back.  I taped it up to the shelf above my desk so I can be reminded of these things:   Healthy Giving Today I will practice healthy giving, understanding that caretaking and compulsive giving don't work.  I Read on »
Codependency And The Problem Drinker by Dr. Michael P. Medical Doctor Posted Sun 28 Sep 2008 5:46pm sure everything appears copasetic to the outside world.   When a problem drinker is functioning both at work and at home, often the codependent behavior extends... change is the addict or dysfunctional individual and by their own admission. Those who suffer from codependent behavior should seek their own help and learn to live a life free Read on »
A cure for Codependence by Dr.Susan Biali Medical DoctorHealth Maven Posted Sat 18 Oct 2008 11:30pm 4 Comments I’m amazed by how often codependence issues come up in my work with coaching clients – either I’m naturally attracting people who struggle with this way of being... whole life, and I only just found out that there’s a name for my problem: they call it codependence.  Can you help me with this?”  The term codependence was created to describe Read on »
10 Co-dependency Questions by Joe M. Patient Expert Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:55am " behavior pattern that may be related to a co-dependent personality. 1. How easy can you say;"No" to helping someone? Is it hard? Too hard, that you give in, even when you don't Read on »
A Cure for Codependence by Dr.Susan Biali Medical DoctorHealth Maven Posted Sat 19 Jul 2008 12:46pm I’m amazed by how often codependence issues come up in my work with coaching clients – either I’m naturally attracting people who struggle with this way of being... whole life, and I only just found out that there’s a name for my problem: they call it codependence.  Can you help me with this?”  The term codependence was created Read on »
Patterns of Co-Dependency by Laura Patient Expert Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 11:42pm codependent. Behaviorally, our tendencies toward our character defects are often rewarded, thereby not being recognized or called out as harmful. Then suddenly these behaviors... and let others use me too. Codependency is one sick character defect. Either you're drinking or swallowing pills or you're not. Either you're snorting, shooting or smoking Read on »