COUPLES THERAPY – Page 9 – The Online Therapist

How Your Mind Works Put Simply

I have just finished writing a series of codependency stories where I documented various aspects of situations people found themselves in and how different aspects of their character...

Codependency Stories Day 13: Trauma Bonding With A Narcissist

Today we meet J who is in an abusive relationship with S. In therapy, she has documented evidence of frequent physical, emotional and verbal abuse...

Codependency Stories Day 12: Narcissist Grandparent

Today, we meet C who is having trouble with her mother-in-law and is looking to her husband to set boundaries. Something he finds difficult to do due to his codependency with his mother...

Codependent Stories Day 11: Alcoholism And Enabling

Today we meet S who is married to a functioning alcoholic. He has been that way since they met and despite her protests...

Codependency Stories Day 9: Resignation And Fear

Today, we meet MW who is in a relationship with an abusive, alcoholic partner. A partner who often cheats and shows no empathy towards her...

Codependency Stories Day 8: No-Contact

Welcome to the latest episode of codependency stories. The situations described in these stories are fictional and do not specifically depict real life cases...

Codependency Stories Day 7: Addiction

Today, we highlight T who cannot seem to keep away from the "bad boys". Time after time, she has been involved with men who have ultimately left her emotionally...

Codependency Stories Day 5

In Day 5, I highlight J who found out he was codependent after starting therapy. J is a successful business man who by his own admission "can't live alone"...

Codependency Stories Day 3

oday we meet R. An elderly woman who has been married for 40 years to an emotionally distant husband in a very dysfunctional relationship...

Codependency Stories Day 2

Welcome to the second day of the Codependent Stories. M is a fictional character based on my client's experiences...