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<< previous page 1 next page>> written by Lori Klauser Detaching from a loved one with an addiction means regaining control of you by removing yourself from the emotional turmoil caused by the behaviors of the other. The first thing you must do is become aware that a problem exists. Detachment can be the key to healing. It is finding an emotional balance that will help that will help heal any emotional wounds you may have. written by Lori Klauser Once you recognize that you are codependent, affirmations are one of the tools that will help you tremendously. Affirmations empower you to face the facts of your codependent life and to build a powerful future on your behalf. The positive thoughts you concentrate on will permeate to your subconsciousness and help to enable you to embrace those things you concentrate on. In short, they will help build the foundation of your reality and your future. written by Lori Klauser When you come to realize that you are codependent, the feeling of shame might arise within you. You may feel that there is something wrong with you, that you are not good enough, that you have made large errors in judgment. Remember, you never have to apologize for who you are. You may have the need to feel the acceptance of others to feel secure within yourself. written by Lori Klauser When you are feeling your lowest, I’m sure you can’t imagine one thing to be grateful for. When you think you are deprived, your feelings and thoughts revolve around what you don’t have. You may not believe you deserve for good things to happen to you. Being grateful and thinking along the lines of the good that is in your life brings more good to you. Admit it, even you are sick of hearing you whine. It gets you nowhere and it just brings more negative upon you. Learn how to feel gratitude. written by Lori Klauser Have you ever wondered if it’s them that need to grow, change, be a better person and be more responsible or could it possibly be you? We are all responsible for our own lives. If you are living with a chemically dependent person, though, you may have taken on the role of caretaker. You may believe, or have been led to believe, that you are responsible for another’s feelings and what happens to them in life. Learn how to take care of yourself.
written by Lori Klauser Codependency usually comes about as your response to another person’s chemical dependency. It revolves around your relationships with the people in your life. It involves the effects these people have on you. You, in turn, then try to affect them and their behaviors. As you begin to see them spiraling out of control, you end up trying to control their behavior. Learn how to set yourself free. written by Lori Klauser A lot of the time as a codependent you get caught up in others lives. You become obsessed with another and you feel responsible for what happens in the others life. Your own life falls to the way side and you hardly notice. Your main concern sometimes is how your relationship appears to the outside world. It could be some time before you realize or even notice what has become of your inner world. You then realize the sacrifices you have made. As a codependent you don’t like to have anyone mad at you, so you continue to let things ride out as they are. written by Lori Klauser When you come to realize that you are codependent, the feeling of shame might arise within you. You may feel that there is something wrong with you, that you are not good enough, that you have made large errors in judgment. Remember, you never have to apologize for who you are. You may have the need to feel the acceptance of others to feel secure within yourself. written by Lori Klauser Have you ever wondered if it’s them that need to grow, change, be a better person and be more responsible or could it possibly be you? We are all responsible for our own lives. If you are living with a chemically dependent person, though, you may have taken on the role of caretaker. You may believe, or have been led to believe, that you are responsible for another’s feelings and what happens to them in life. Learn how to take care of yourself.
written by Lori Klauser Once you recognize that you are codependent, affirmations are one of the tools that will help you tremendously. Affirmations empower you to face the facts of your codependent life and to build a powerful future on your behalf. The positive thoughts you concentrate on will permeate to your subconsciousness and help to enable you to embrace those things you concentrate on. In short, they will help build the foundation of your reality and your future. written by Lori Klauser When you are feeling your lowest, I’m sure you can’t imagine one thing to be grateful for. When you think you are deprived, your feelings and thoughts revolve around what you don’t have. You may not believe you deserve for good things to happen to you. Being grateful and thinking along the lines of the good that is in your life brings more good to you. Admit it, even you are sick of hearing you whine. It gets you nowhere and it just brings more negative upon you. Learn how to feel gratitude. written by Lori Klauser Codependency usually comes about as your response to another person’s chemical dependency. It revolves around your relationships with the people in your life. It involves the effects these people have on you. You, in turn, then try to affect them and their behaviors. As you begin to see them spiraling out of control, you end up trying to control their behavior. Learn how to set yourself free. written by Lori Klauser Most of us had diaries when we were younger. We’d write about that cute boy in homeroom, vent our anger about our siblings, voice our feelings of unfairness about a grounding or restriction our parents enforced, or simply express our dreams for our future. Journaling is a powerful way that will help you through tough times. written by Lori Klauser There is hope that recovering codependents can have healthy fulfilling relationships. Once you accept your codependency and start work on your own life and yourself, you can begin building or rebuilding relationships with others. written by Lori Klauser Self-esteem occurs when you make a conscious decision to value ourselves and not see yourself as being less valuable than others. It comes from inside of us. You still feel other emotions such as guilt, anger and fear, but your self-esteem stays undamaged. Learn how to have healthy self-esteem. written by Lori Klauser Codependents sometimes seem almost misplaced. You seem to have a hard time relating to whom you truly are and for that reason you have a hard time setting boundaries. You have a hard time saying no to people and you let people cross the line of what should be your boundaries and hurt you. Learn how to set those much needed boundaries. << previous page 1 next page>> |