Category: Codependence

Codependency Recovery in SLAA: A Big Book Approach Patterns and Characteristics of Codependency Denial Difficulty identifying feelings Label partners with their negative traits Do not recognize unavailability of those to whom they are attracted Mask pain in various ways such as anger, humour, isolation Low Self-Esteem Difficulty making decisions Value partner’s approval (of T F…

Recovery from Codependency in SLAA A big book Approach  Codependency Definitions: A deeply rooted compulsive behaviour. We attempted to use others (our mates) as our sole source of identify, value and well-being. (Coda Welcome) A person belonging to a dysfunctional, one-sided relationship where one person relies on the other for meeting nearly all of their…

I “need” you to change in order for me to feel ok. — Penny-Claire., a recovered co-dependent (Oshawa, ON) In its broadest definition, co-dependent behaviour can be observed in person whose innate self (i.e. their thinking, feelings and behaviours) is dependent and organized around a person, process, and/or substance. In this context, people who are…