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...
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...
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...
"Gaslight" (the movie)... The film was advertised as "the strange story of an international criminal's love for a great beauty," and "the strange drama of a...
Hi Maryann: I just posted a series of articles to the group called "Tools for Handling Control Issues" which can aid in conquering codependency. If you...
5: Tools for Handling Control Issues What is overdependency? Overdependency is the: Holding on desperately to other people, places, or things to give your life...
If only the abuser would stop! Codependency and addiction to chaos... Ironically, codependency isn't about other people - it's about the relationship with...
4: Tools for Handling Control Issues What is detachment? Detachment is the: Ability to allow people, places, or things the freedom to be themselves. Holding...
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...
7: (Conclusion) Tools for Handling Control Issues What are survival behaviors? Survival behaviors are: Those behaviors you needed to exhibit in order to...
Codependence Comes from Pain... Codependency: A Family Perspective By unknown author Edited by DR Irene Codependence is a set of maladaptive, compulsive...
3: Tools for Handling Control Issues What is idealism? Idealism is the: Holding on to a set of beliefs which are a rigid system of the way life is "supposed to...
2: Tools for Handling Control Issues What are some myths and realities about control? Myth: The more I exercise control on others, the more control I'll have...
6: Tools for Handling Control Issues *WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE FURTHER BELOW! What is helplessness? Helplessness is the: Learned behavior by which you have...
There is a difference between 'abuser' control and 'target' (codependent) control. I will post articles on both. This is in reference to abuser control: ...
1: Tools for Handling Control Issues Goals of Tools for Handling Control Issues In the next fifteen chapters you will be exploring the various forms of control...
*Am I controlling? How? I try to be the director and producer of life. I try to micro manage life according to my fantasy land script for life. I use...
Christian Men Who Hate Women Margaret J. Rinck Zondervan Publishing House, 1990 Rinck acknowledges that some men misuse Christianity to dominate or abuse...
Why Does She Resent Me Dear Doc Love: I am a tad troubled by what I've been reading in your column. You talk a lot about what to do to find and keep a girl,...
How to Turn Nice Men Off One of the biggest issues women have with men is "Why didn't he call back?" We know why insensitive men don't call back, they're...
Has anyone else seen this movie yet? I just watched it the other night and blubbered throughout almost the entire movie (it's very disturbing in parts), yet,...
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Oh, what a tangled web some women weave... Here are some examples of how female abusers knowledgeable about verbal abuse can twist around the so-called abusive...