Alive
Posted July 4, 2009 by Alive

I just became aware recently by two main people that i am co-dependant. i just started a book "co-dependant no more" by melody beattie. ive only read the first 20 pages or so. and its been insane how much i relate to this. being co-dependant can ruin relationships, get you in a pattern of being in bad relationships, feeling the need to do anything to keep a relationship alive(no mattter the cost to you), feeling like you cant make it on your own,ruin your life and everything youve worked for, etc. i only realize these things when im in relationships. so instead of me trying to explain it all, i ll just give you some info i got off the net: just check out these links  http://www.allaboutcounseling.com/codependency.htm#whatis

http://www.mhafc.org/codepend.htm 

 the second one has a quetionairre.

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millenniumman75 wrote at July 4, 2009
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You know, that may be where I thought I was.....until my father passed away and I was forced to do everything on my own.  When he died, I was so numb to the pain (partly due to Paxil) that I just went into autopilot and started doing things by myself.  I now run an entire house by myself (I have only partial help with payment and chores from my brother).  I often have to ask him to do stuff.  I have learned to go on my own.  Maybe I am getting DEPENDENT confused with CODEPENDENT.


Anyway, the more I have donw for myself, the more confidence I have.  Unfortunately, I can't seem to handle laziness in the people around me anymore.  I have the mindset that ANYONE can do what they set their mind to.....ANYONE!  It's hard; It's nervewracking, but boy is it ever the coolest thing!

millenniumman75