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71Avoiding a Codependent Friendship
Friendships are important building blocks in our lives, and are necessary for healthy and happy lives. They can, however, quickly turn harmful and hinder us if we allow them to. It is vital to understand the...
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82How to confront someone who is in denial about an addiction?
Addictions cause people to behave in ways that they normally wouldn't. Whether it is drug addiction, alcoholism, sex addiction or any other addictive behaviour, it eventually causes harm and distress to family...
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73When Domestic Abuse Happens to You
What is domestic abuse? In researching this hub I found many different definitions for the difference between domestic abuse and domestic violence. Some feel that domestic abuse is simply a form of domestic...
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68Conscious Loving - A summary of Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks' book
In this classic relationship book called Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment, Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks give powerful step-by-step relationship advice to transform a relationship from co-denpence to...
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68Addicted To Relationships--Co-Dependency
Hi, my name is k@ri and I am a co-dependent. We all have our small addictions. It seems mine is relationships. I don’t really understand when or how it happened. Have I really been this way my whole...
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94Helping a Loved One End a Bad Relationship
Standing by while a loved one endures the problems of a bad relationship is difficult. You may find that you go through a number of different emotions while acting as the support for this other person....
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54The Panic Mechanic
Sometimes we try so hard to change our environment, using every possible method but never succeeding, that eventually we come to expect to fail. The constant resistance to our efforts to change things,...
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55families and addiction
I have been sober for going on four years now. I can't believe how sobriety has changed my life and my family's life. I started drinking at the ripe old age of 14. The first time I drank, I blacked out. Now,...
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58Challenge of this Day
Last night I binged. I made gluten free, low glycemic peanut butter cookies yesterday morning. I ended up bingeing on them last night. My normal response this morning would be this: "You loser, you are...
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52It's okay to seek help for mental health issues
Here it is 2009, and many folks still are not comfortable with the use of the phrase "mental health" and "codependency". Some people don't even know what it really means to have a mental health problem or to...
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