On Personal Responsibility picked up off the web as contributed by G. Droll I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but...
Help! I Still Love My Abuser! In a recent email, a reader asked the following question: "Why do I continue to feel love for this person that abused me? I...
Abuse cloaked in the guise of caring or love... Many people find it difficult to determine what constitutes emotional abuse. The media is full of information...
Just FYI: I didn't write this piece. I don't know who did. Just so everyone knows because sometimes people reply to articles I post and it looks as if I wrote...
Before some of you ask, as invariably some members do, not ALL codependents are passive! There are different degrees and stages of codependency, so that some...
If only the abuser would stop! Codependency and addiction to chaos... Ironically, codependency isn't about other people - it's about the relationship with...
The Angry Person's Codependence by Dr. Irene Matiatos _http://www.drirene.com/inside.htm_ (http://www.drirene.com/inside.htm) HAPPY NEW YEAR! Be who you are...
Some Causes of Codependency A Definition of Codependency (a) "A codependent person is one who has let another person's behavior affect him or her, and who is...
Codependency Q and A What is codependency? What's the definition? How do I know if I’m codependent? Isn’t everyone codependent? Why do we become...
Codependence Comes from Pain... Codependency: A Family Perspective By unknown author Edited by DR Irene Codependence is a set of maladaptive, compulsive...
This is an illusion that you won't believe! If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot in the picture below, you will only see one color, ...
I guess we can do it this way, too! Here are three questionnaires (sex, romance, dependent love) to test whether it is love or addiction. Among the questions...
What Is Love? by Brenda Schaeffer Love. Of all the mysteries that enchant us, love may be the one most sought after. On earth we have elevated love in art and...
Pseudo Love "Love addiction" is about pseudo love, about the external, stereotypic appearance of love. It is not about love. While a love addict may look as...
Obsessive Love Addicts and Other Kinds of Love Addicts Brief intro: In the last decade, a lot has changed in the world of love addiction. Not that love...
Love Addiction Love Addiction consists of three components: Romance, Relationship, and Sexual Addiction. Love addiction is often perceived to be "less...
Our Greatest Fear Marianne Williamson from her book A Return to Love Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond...
Nothing on earth consumes a man more completely that the passion of resentment. -- Fredrich Nietzsche Our obsession with controlling other people, and our...
PT 3: Emotional Abusers (Conclusion) WARNING: May have explicit language. Also, please note that any of this can apply to female abusers, too. In fact, some of...
PT 2: Emotional Abusers WARNING: May have explicit language. Also, please note that any of this can apply to female abusers, too. In fact, some of the...