WHAT IS CO-DEPENDENCY?

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WHAT IS CO-DEPENDENCY?1. My good feelings about who I am stem from being liked by you.2. My good feelings about who I am stem from receiving approval from you.3. Your struggle affects my serenity. My mental attention focuses on solving your problems or relieving your pain.4. My mental attention is focused on pleasing you.5. My mental attention is focused on protecting you.6. My mental attention is focused on manipulating you. (To do it my way).7. My self esteem is bolstered by solving your problems.8. My self esteem is bolstered by relieving your pain.9. My own hobbies and interests are put aside. My time is spent sharing your interests and hobbies.10. Your clothing and personal appearance are dictated by my desires as I feel you are a reflection of me.11. Your behavior is dictated by my desires as I feel

you are a reflection of me.12. I am not aware of how I feel, I am aware of how you feel.13. I am not aware of what I want - I ask what you want. I am not aware - I assume.14. The dreams I have for my future are linked to you.15. My fear of rejection determines what I say or do.16. My fear of your anger determines what I say or do.17. I use giving as a way of feeling safe in our relationship.18. My social circle diminishes as I involve myself with you.19. I put my values aside in order to connect with you.20. I value your opinion and way of doing things more than my own.21. The quality of my life is in relation to the quality of yours._______________________________________________Permission is granted to copy or forward Focus messages to anyone you wish,as long as you do so in accordance with the authors' wishes and allapplicable copyright laws. This permission does not, in any way, bestow

anyintellectual property rights whatsoever upon those who do copy or forwardthese messages. Those rights are retained, in full, by the author of eachmessage. When sharing Focus messages, please include the URL below, whereinterested parties can subscribe to the list, change an existingsubscription, or view list archives.http://madethe.net/mailman/listinfo/focus_madethe.net Originally submitted by: Kerry, affirmations to de-stress member http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AffirmationstoDe-Stress A positive thinking, positive affirmations support group, that empowers us with ways to sail through daily life stress. Come aboard! PJ and Gang