WHAT IS CODEPENDENCY?

 * MY GOOD FEELINGS ABOUT WHO I AM STEM FROM BEING LIKED BY YOU.
 * MY GOOD FEELINGS ABOUT WHO I AM STEM FROM RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM YOU.
 * YOUR STRUGGLES AFFECT MY SERENITY.  MY MENTAL ATTENTION FOCUSES ON
SOLVING YOUR PROBLEMS OR RELIEVING YOUR PAIN.
 * MY MENTAL ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON PLEASING YOU.
 * MY MENTAL ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON PROTECTING YOU.
 * MY MENTAL ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON MANIPULATING YOU TO DO IT MY WAY.
 * MY SELF ESTEEM IS BOLSTERED BY RELIEVING YOUR PAIN.
 * MY OWN HOBBIES AND INTERESTS ARE PUT ASIDE.  MY TIME IS SPENT SHARING
YOUR INTERESTS AND HOBBIES.
 * YOUR CLOTHING AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE IS DICTATED BY MY DESIRES AS I
FEEL YOU ARE A REFLECTION OF ME.
 * YOUR BEHAVIOR IS DICTATED BY MY DESIRES AS I FEEL YOU ARE A REFLECTION OF
ME.
 * I AM NOT AWARE OF HOW I FEEL; I AM AWARE OF HOW YOU FEEL.  I AM NOT
AWARE OF WHAT I WANT; I ASK YOU WHAT YOU WANT.  IF I AM NOT AWARE, I
ASSUME.
 * THE DREAMS I HAVE FOR MY FUTURE ARE LINKED TO YOU.
 * MY FEAR OF REJECTION DETERMINES WHAT I SAY OR DO.
 * MY FEAR OF YOUR ANGER DETERMINES WHAT I SAY OR DO.
 * I USE GIVING AS A WAY OF FEELING SAFE IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.
 * MY SOCIAL CIRCLE DIMINISHES AS I INVOLVE MYSELF WITH YOU
 * I PUT MY VALUES ASIDE IN ORDER TO CONNECT WITH YOU.
 * I VALUE YOUR OPINION AND WAY OF DOING THINGS MORE THAN MY OWN.
 * THE QUALITY OF MY LIFE IS IN RELATION TO THE QUALITY OF YOURS.
 
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