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

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You know what sucks about codependency? by UncommonJulia Patient Expert 're in a codependent relationship. Because you're codependend.  It's a real catch-22.  I had no idea that I've lived my whole life in codependent relationships.  My parents, who are lovely people, are in codependent...
Are You Devoted And Caring Or Really A Codependent Personality by Sig Y. Patient Expert bedfellows, and they do. Most codependent personalities end up in relationships with dependent personalities... build in these relationships. Marriage counseling is very important in these situations. Codependency...
Family Members: Codependent or Grief Stricken? by Jason Schwartz, LMSW Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven A friend shared  this post with me: “Codependency,” describes a set of skills that were learned in that close relationship, become unsuccessful, and are vigorously pursued because members...
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...
What is Co-Dependency? by Sig Y. Patient Expert relationships with other people. They also may feel like a martyr in life. People who become co-dependent... about what they would do with their time or energy if they weren’t devoting it to someone else. If you have a co-dependent relationship...
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...
Addictions, Co-Dependency And Your Marriage Vows by Sig Y. Patient Expert then there’s the issue of co-dependency. And, of course, you have your marriage vows. Let’s take them one... your relationship. You worry, he/she acts out in ways that are uncharacteristic of the person you know...
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...

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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

Bipolar & BPD??
I received a newletter discussing Borderline Personality Disorder & was in disbelief of how much I fit the simptoms. I dont doubt Im Bipolar (more than likely "rapid" cycling) but now wonder if I may also have BPD. I have always had difficulty maintaining an intimant relationship. I become SO codependant...crap