Codependency Recovery: Losing the “Savior Complex”
In many counseling offices across the country, there is an increasing number of individuals who are suffering from issues of codependency. Codependency can be brought on by one growing up in a dysfunctional family where others’ needs are not respected, members are not allowed to be comforted, nurtured, or they must deny their own needs and opinions. According to http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/codependency, “Underlying problems may include any of the following: An addiction by a family member to drugs, alcohol, relationships, work, food, sex, or gambling. The existence of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. The presence of a family member suffering from a chronic mental or physical illness. Dysfunctional families do not acknowledge that...
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