Why Codependents Stay With That “Special” Person
Relationships are never as smooth as they could be and a major amount of hard work has to go in to keeping the ship afloat. If you read the many…
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Codependency: Key Elements Of Recovery
Recovering from any kind of issue is sometimes difficult but codependency can be tough. The developmental trauma that is often at the root of the issue usually means learning new…
There Has Never Been A Better Time To Be A Violent, Controlling Abuser
If you are a violent, controlling narcissistic psychopath who controls every aspect of your partner’s life with a fist of iron, the lockdown is a good time for you. If…
Codependency: Emotional Manipulators- The Case For Locking The Door
I have seen many times a situation that is very frustrating for me as a therapist. Working with codependents, it is often advisable to ensure their recovery is not hampered…
Narcissists And “Magical Thinking”: An Avoidance Of Shame
Narcissists avoid shame at all costs. It is their nemesis or “kryptonite”, if you want to see it that way. It’s not clear where the roots of narcissism start but…
Beware The Narcissist Grandparent
Some years ago, I wrote about the concept of the golden child in a family. Succinctly put, this is a child who is asked to maintain the self esteem of…
Being Codependent Stops You Facing The Real Issues
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…
Codependency: Setting Healthy Boundaries
I deal with many co-dependent people on a daily basis and one factor that is extremely common is the inability to set healthy boundaries. Codependent people experience emotional abuse in…