A "codependent" is loosely defined as someone who exhibits too much, and often inappropriate, caring for other people's struggles.
Codependency advocates claim a codependent ...
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Directness So much of our communication can reflect our need to control. We say what we think others want to hear. We try to keep others from getting angry, feeling afraid, going away, or disliking us. But our need to control traps us into feeling like victims and martyrs. Freedom is just a few words away. Those words are our truths. We can say what we need to say. We can gently, but assertively, speak our mind. Let go of your need to control. We do not need to be judgmental, tactless, blaming, or cruel when we speak our truths. Neither do we need to hide our light. Let go, and freely be who you are. Today, I will be honest with others, and myself knowing that if I don't, my truth will come out some other way. Posted on 07/03/08, 06:07 am |
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thanks for the post, perfect timing 
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each day I wake up afraid. I seriously miss the pretense that life is perfect and grand. denial is such a powerful mechanism. daily I stuggle to accept that life is not perfect. I struggle against my instincts to fix fix fix....to let people own their own decisions. and to detach with love. the reality of life causes me to feel so overwhelmed and uncomfortable. but at the end of the day I have relationships that remain intact, the lives around me go on with out crumbling. and sometimes I even think I am begining to form an identity, I am becoming me. a work in progress, but somedays I feel like me.
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