We have a real problem with staying the moment and for some, it is unfamiliar territory. For some others, it is dangerous territory where reality bites. We are often told in therapy that we need to stay more mindful of what we believe about ourselves and to work on irrational thoughts...
You are swept away in a tide of emotional abandon with a seemingly like-minded person who only has your interests at heart. You fall in love fully and completely, you drop your boundaries and do not listen to your instincts that might hold some warning signs...
Developmental trauma is the root cause of codependency. By trauma, I mean that a codependent in childhood sought but never attained connection with a caregiver...
Codependents generally have an unhealthy focus on the external. In many cases, this focus is on a specific person (usually emotionally unavailable) but it can also be on work, to take an example...
There is an old saying: "anyone can have a child but not everyone can be a parent". These wise words are very true and can be applied to a lot of the parenting we all see day to day...
There is an old native American legend concerning the "Two-Faced Monster". Here it is:...
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...
Welcome to the latest episode of codependency stories. The situations described in these stories are fictional and do not specifically depict real life cases...
Over the years as a therapist, I have seen the rise in alcohol abuse among patients and in the environment around them. Many of them can only feel good when they can escape their problems through a drunken haze...
The media and TV often celebrate people who are "strong". Especially in the western world, strength is indicative of the ability to get things done, have a mindset of ambition...
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