| Grex > Recovery > #17: Co-dependency. |
| Co-dependency. | 
Jun 7 07:27 UTC 2002 |
Co-dependency can be a real stumbling block to recovery, and it is even possible for addicts to struggle with it.
| response 1 of 6: |
Jun 7 15:47 UTC 2002 |
Absolutely.
| response 2 of 6: |
Jun 8 09:35 UTC 2002 |
Co-dependent relationships are often described as a dance-- both partners are interlocked, unable to break the cycle. Usually, one will have a clear addiction, while the other is emotionally dependent on the first; but it is not unusual for both to be addicts. How do I know? I have been there. And it hurts. It tears me up to have seen others I cared about suffer so much, while I was virtually powerless to stop it. And yet I chose to be blind to realize that I needed to seek healing myself.
| response 3 of 6: |
Jun 8 09:36 UTC 2002 |
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| response 4 of 6: |
Mar 23 05:31 UTC 2003 |
The following is the best link I've seen so far for co-dependency in terms of defining what it is: http://www.naranoncalifornia.org/norcal/what_is_co.htm Very succinct and simple.
| response 5 of 6: |
Mar 11 00:27 UTC 2004 |
Here's something I found yesterday that really resonated: You know you are enabling when you care more about solving their problem than they do.
| response 6 of 6: |
Mar 11 02:15 UTC 2004 |
That's very fitting.