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Grex Recovery Item 17: Co-dependency.
Entered by jaklumen on Fri Jun 7 07:27:08 UTC 2002:

Co-dependency can be a real stumbling block to recovery, and it is 
even possible for addicts to struggle with it.

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#1 of 6 by void on Fri Jun 7 15:47:52 2002:

Absolutely.

#2 of 6 by jaklumen on Sat Jun 8 09:35:04 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.

#3 of 6 by jaklumen on Sat Jun 8 09:36:05 2002:

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#4 of 6 by jaklumen on Sun Mar 23 05:31:24 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.

#5 of 6 by cmcgee on Thu Mar 11 00:27:11 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.

#6 of 6 by jaklumen on Thu Mar 11 02:15:29 2004:

That's very fitting.

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