ABOUT CODEPENDENCY

CODEPENDENT PEOPLE DEEP DOWN BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH, AND FEEL GUILTY WHEN THEY INDULGE IN ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATION, OR SPENDING MONEY ON THEMSELVES.

Behind the desire to help others is their low self-esteem; they do not believe that they can be loved, needed, or wanted, so they try to earn love, attention, and become indispensable in the family.

As a result, there is a need for a compulsive desire to control the lives of others. Mothers/husbands, sisters/brothers, wives/husbands of addicts are controlling relatives.

They believe that they should and can control everything that happens around them. They are convinced that they know best how family members should behave and how events should develop. Unfortunately, due to excessive anxiety and compulsive control, codependents do not allow others to be themselves and let things happen naturally.