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Bill W. Palm Beach County, Florida
Hi, My name is Bill. I?m an alcoholic, addict and codependent. My sobriety date is September... More
Jay .. Greensburg, Pennsylvania
He doesn't want to "moralize folks," but he believes people need to start learning early... More
Marly Peterborough, CA
I am a  Healthcare Provider. At present I have left my employment to care for my father in... More
codependant Austin, Texas
I am 47 years old. I work in accounting retired from the Air Force. and I am broken person seeking... More
ranchergirl Anytown, Oregon
Mother of two beautiful children, wife of a classic alcoholic.  My children and I have been... More

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A cure for Codependence by Dr.Susan Biali Medical DoctorHealth Maven I’m amazed by how often codependence issues come up in my work with coaching clients – either I... with my relationships with others my whole life, and I only just found out that there’s a name for my problem: they call...
A Cure for Codependence by Dr.Susan Biali Medical DoctorHealth Maven I’m amazed by how often codependence issues come up in my work with coaching clients – either I... with my relationships with others my whole life, and I only just found out that there’s a name for my problem: they call...
CoDependency Recovery Support Groups by Dr. Laurie W. Doctor of PhilosophyHealth Maven , but I could use some advice about…” Technorati Tags: Relationships, Self Care, CoDependency, Relationship Advice ... groups to work on my issues of codependency? Do people still just go to Alanon? (I recently divorced...
Codependency And The Problem Drinker by Dr. Michael P. Medical Doctor . Codependents are known to stay in bad relationships or perhaps sabotage those with potential, have trouble... Problem drinkers appreciate having a codependent [CD] person allied...
Understanding the Secondhand Drinking/Drugging – Codependency Connection by Lisa Frederiksen Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven codependent” was briefly introduced in the definitions in Chapter 1. In the world of treatment and recovery, it is used OFTEN and thus is important to understand. “Codependent” is the label assigned to a person who has developed the fight-or-flight neural...
10 Co-dependency Questions by Joe M. Patient Expert of questions to determine if you are co-dependent. Let there be a little light shed here on this point. Co-dependency... about yourself). And if you are co-dependent, you are not a bad person. Last, let me say this about co-dependency...
Breaking Co-Dependency - Second Step by Joe M. Patient Expert " others off it too - the ones who know you are always there for them. Next post - More on co-dependency. By the way, who am I to write about co-dependency? I am "Mr. Co-Dependency" and don't you forget it! I write this today...
Codependency And The Problem Drinker by Dr. Michael P. Medical Doctor Problem drinkers appreciate having a codependent [CD] person allied with them during their drinking spree. This codependent will unwittingly do whatever is necessary to assist the drinker...
Codependency And The Problem Drinker by Dr. Michael P. Medical Doctor Problem drinkers appreciate having a codependent [CD] person allied with them during their drinking spree. This codependent will unwittingly do whatever is necessary to assist the drinker...
Codependence - The Serenity Prayer (the entire prayer) by Joe M. Patient Expert I am posting the serenity prayer, in it's entirety for all of us to read, repeat aloud, and give us ALL the solice and comfort we need during these holidays. The past few nights I have awoken at 2:30 AM and sat repeatin

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Where do I go from here?
Being in an unhealthy marriage is, well, unhealthy. I've known for some time that I am in an emotionally abusive relationship, but it is insidious and we are completely codependent, making it very hard to do anything about it. The fear I feel when he goes into one of his "pity me" modes is real. He has never struck...crap

Changing
Dr. Shernoff, I'll try to be brief, I ended a relationship a little over a year ago that was codependent and even more so after my partners AIDs diagnosis. My partner was contantly lieing, manipulative, deceptive, selfish, evasive and downright mean. We were very isolated because he didn't want friends...crap

at the risk of sounding codependent...
When I went to my therapist's Tuesday, for the first time in 2 years, she took me to task for being so co-dependent.  And she explained all about codependency.  Now, I am up for just about any diagnosis from anyone -- just look at my confusing psychiatric history!  But I could see some truth in what she was saying.  At first...crap

Wanting to vent to someone who knows and understands............
I'm so frustrated.  For the past three years I've been in a relationship with Dr Jekyll and Mr....  Well......... of course I was the bad guy.   I broke our relationship up and I was the devil.   Tom....    So far I am three sessions into my counseling.  A lot of the time, women who are in relationships...crap

Confused.....my bud
It gets old just worrying. That's cool that you are a Mr. Mom......my brother is also. I will be 24 in May. My relationship with my husband really is bad. He has been verbally abusive for 5 years..., everyone says leave.....not that easy. I guess I have a co-dependancy problem. April 25 is the date...crap

The Bipolar Marriage and Relationships
more interesting.   One thing that makes our relationship work pretty well is that we are not co-dependent... Marriage and relationships are NEVER easy.  It takes hard work, determination, commitment, preservation, patience and compromise, to name a few.  Life is not easy, marriage and relationships...crap

Self help
Dr. Shernoff, I ended a relationship several months ago with a man who has AIDs (but doing well after recovering) because it was co-dependent, isolative and one-directional in servicing his needs. Now he... to a therapist to identify why I put up with such a relationship and have done just fine (and feel I can spot...crap

Ex moves in forever
. That is not a healthy dynamic and can often be oneclear symptom of an individual who is in a codependent relationship withsomeone else. I would suggest that you try to find out if there are anymeetings of Co-Dependents... about codependenceis Co-Dependent No More. I would urge you find, buy and read this book toanswer for your self...crap

Coping with being a caretaker for a stroke survivor
Hello - you all know me as AGSerra .. I have been a caretaker now since 09/23/2011 for my ex-husband .. I am seeking support chats on how to handle my own anxiety while he is recovering due to his anger issues .. I know it has to do with co-dependency and that scares me as so many times I want to just pack...crap