DURHAM, NC CODEPENDENCE MEETUP GROUP FORMING
Codependent
Meetup with others who are codependent. Gather to offer support, share
advice, and talk about codependency issues and how you can overcome them.
For more information visit http://codependence.meetup.com/1/
The definition of codependence is 'a psychological condition or a
relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who
is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or
heroin).' This is a support group for those of us who grew up in
dysfunctional families who are trying to extricate ourselves from
destructive patterns of relationship. These relationships could be with
bosses or partners or whomever. The common theme that runs through our
relationships is that we are not in touch with our own feelings about them
and are therefore unable to judge whether they are genuinely good for us or
not. Habit and conditioning is hard to break, yet we must if we are to find
happiness and satisfaction in our relationships. There are several good good
books on the subject of codependence, including 'Codependent No More',
'Women Who Love Too Much', 'Emotional Unavailability', and 'Adult Children
of Alcoholics' among others. These books will serve as our study guides.
Markus
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The definition of codependence:
Try:
http://mentalhelp.net/poc/view_index.php?idx=37&id=133
and:
http://rational.org/html_public_area/family.html
-Markus
Codependent
may not have a substance abuse problem or anything of
the sort. The issue is one of one's 'dependence' upon
another for their own happiness and well being, i.e. that
the love and acceptance of the person you are dependent
upon is of the utmost importance, an obsession and can,
in its most extreme form. mean whether to choose life or
death (suicide).
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