Posts Tagged ‘codependents’
Why Codependents Find It Hard to Receive
Why codependents find it hard to receive is a question answered in today’s post by frequent guest author, Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT. As Darlene writes, “Codependents, find it hard to receive. Codependents are more comfortable giving or even self-sacrificing than receiving. Yet they wonder why they’re….” Darlene is the author of Codependency for Dummies and Conquering Shame and…
Read MoreLiving With a Heavy Drinker Under Coronavirus Stay-at-Home Orders
I know a lot about what coping with (and in some cases living with) a heavy drinker is like. But I have absolutely no idea of what it’d be like if I were living under a statewide, Coronavirus “stay-at-home” order. I try to image doing my full-time, out-side-the home job from home, while coordinating my…
Read MoreTriggers and the Codependency Connection | Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT
Part of what keeps a person in relationship with a loved one who has a substance use disorder are their own triggers. Triggers can be thoughts, feelings or emotions triggered by another person’s behaviors or shaming words. Darlene Lancer, a frequent guest blogger on BreakingTheCycles.com, helps readers understand triggers and the codependency connection and what a…
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