Co-Dependency: What Is It?
Co-Dependency can emerge from a family system with rules that interfere with normal emotional, spiritual and behavioral growth. These rules discourage healthy interactions and eventually can destroy a person’s ability to trust others and themselves.
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Updated on August 26, 2014
By Christina Glazar, Christina Glazar Coach
Co-Dependency: What Is It?
The word “co-dependent” in general is used to describe a person who is affected by someone’s alcoholism or other chemical dependency. Many professionals in the field of addiction understand that co-dependency can emerge from every family system with rules that interfere with normal emotional, spiritual and behavioral growth. These rules discourage healthy interactions and eventually can destroy a person’s ability to trust others and themselves.
Some common problems for co-dependents:
-Difficulty to be accurate in identifying feelings … “Depressed, sad or disappointed?”
-Expressing feelings is very difficult. Keeping them private to avoid confrontations or being misunderstood.
-Expectations for self or others are often unrealistic.
-Behavior and/or attitudes can be very rigid.
-Adjustment to change is very difficult for co-dependents.
The list goes on. No wonder that co-dependents stay with their partners even in the face of severe abuse. No surprise that it can take a life-time for some to recover and change their behavior.
Closing Thoughts:
Many co-dependents never manage to break free! Yet there is so much hope nowadays. Specially trained professionals can guide a co-dependent to a better future and help them on their road of recovery.
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