I found this on a recovery site and thought it beautiful and worth sharing. One Day at a Time... There are two days in every week about which we should not...
Victim Mentality - By Barbara Baker How would you answer this question: I am out of my abuse and have moved on with my life. There is something that I have...
UPDATED SAFETY PLAN AND 50+ WAYS TO LEAVE AN ABUSER Targets planning to leave their abuser typically have few resources, are frightened, and feel guilty....
HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF by Louise L. Hay 1. STOP ALL CRITICISMS. Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you...
DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST LIARS AND DECEIVERS! In "Maltese Falcon," Sam Spade says to Miss O'Shaunnessy, "You lied to us, but that's okay. We didn't believe...
Symptoms & Evaluation of Codependency "If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month." Unknown ...
BLAME "God grant me the serenity to accept the person I cannot change, the courage to change the person I can, and the wisdom to know that person is me." ...
hope everyone gets some inspiration out of this.....love, jodi Just For Today Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my...
CHARACTERISTICS OF EMOTIONAL MATURITY "The abuse is the abuser's responsibility. How you choose to deal with it (cave in, retaliate in kind, go numb, walk out...
Toxic Love By Robert Burney M. A. Codependence: The Dance of Wounded Souls "As long as we believe that someone else has the power to make us happy then we are...
Just Exactly What is Codependence? by Dr. Irene Matiatos Irene Matiatos, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in full time private practice in NY & NJ. She is the...
Why Be Codependent? by Dr. Irene Matiatos Irene Matiatos, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in full time private practice in NY & NJ. She is the author of Dr....
Help! Can I Fix it? by Dr. Irene Matiatos Irene Matiatos, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in full time private practice in NY & NJ. She is the author of Dr....
Email: Hopeless Victim? by DR Irene DEAR DR. IRENE, I'M 25, I'VE GOT AN EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM MY FIRST MARRIAGE AND AM RE-MARRIED NOW, ALMOST 5 YEARS....
How did I Become Abusive? "First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do." -Epictetus How did I Become Abusive? by a "victim" Yes,...
Don't Look Back from DR Irene's website: Author unknown... As you travel through life, there are always those times when decisions just have to be made, when...
The Wife Rape Information Page Q. What is Wife Rape? A. Wife Rape is the term used to describe sexual acts committed without a person's consent and/or against...
The Victim's Stages of Recovery by DR Irene Recovery from codependent victimhood usually occurs in a series of often overlapping stages. Here is a rough...
UPDATED SAFETY PLAN AND 50+ WAYS TO LEAVE AN ABUSER Targets planning to leave their abuser typically have few resources, are frightened, and feel guilty....
Boundaries – Why Are They Needed? By Derek Randel and Gail Randel M.D. Imagine a child who lacks ownership of his/her own life, has no self-control,...
Imagine if as a Child... You were taught that most people are good, but bad people do exist, and that the outward appearance, status, or demeanor of others...
Soldier Gives His Purple Heart to Teen... SYRACUSE, N.Y. (May 27) - A soldier said he gave his Purple Heart to a 13-year-old student who won a contest for...
Abusive Relationships and Toxic Guilt by Patty E. Fleener M.S.W I believe that most of us, especially those of us who have mental health disorders, feel guilt...
Toxic Love by Robert Burney M. A. "As long as we believe that someone else has the power to make us happy then we are setting ourselves up to be victims" -...
Controlling Behavior and Other Symptoms of...CODEPENDENCY! Controlling Behavior: Codependents try to control events and people through helplessness, guilt,...
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