Being and falling in love (There is a difference) is one of the best feelings one can experience. We believe we can take on the world and our own world is in order. Though when it goes wrong, things swing quickly in the other direction. Such is this thing called love.
I work with many codependents and I consider it a specialty of mine. I identified myself a codependent long ago and still work hard at managing the various aspects of it and it is a case of management, not cure.
Codependency is the undiagnosed disorder of our modern age. Often misunderstood, often misdiagnosed, often unrecognised, it is said to affect vast amounts of people across the globe. It does not discrimate between gender, race, age or culture and is indeed generational as well.
Anyone who has become involved with a narcissist will know that these signs are not evident and if they are, often we cannot see the wood for the trees. If you are currently in this situation, please feel free to book a free, no-obligation 60 minute session with me HERE
Many codependent relationships are built around being needed rather than truly known. This article explores how people gradually lose their sense of self through emotional over-focus on others, why calm relationships can feel unsettling, and how recovery begins by reconnecting with your own identity, needs, feelings and internal world.
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For anyone with codependent tendencies, self care is not a concept that comes easy. Used to giving and not receiving, it can be difficult to
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Codependency may not be a DSM diagnosis, but it’s a recognisable, treatable pattern. Learn how it gets mislabelled as anxiety, depression, or trauma—and why it’s rife in modern relationships.