Codependents are not escaping or addicts of some sort. They are using relationships to function and bring stability in the only way they know. This is done by managing and controlling the environment around them.
Exiles, also known as child parts, may become trapped in the past, unable to move on from the pain and fear of their past experiences.
I am possibly the happiest and fittest I have been for many years. I certainly feel contented to the point that I am truly focussed on what is coming up.
The conundrum at hand pertains to the fact that their search efforts are being directed to the wrong place.
Things returned to normal very quickly after we had a healthy discussion about the lessons that could be drawn from this experience.
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I was thirteen in 1975. It was a hot summer that year and we had a heatwave and a drought.
This is her account, mostly a summary of journals and notes she made during the relationship. Names are not used and places have been changed as per her request.
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