Co-dependency

Well, crap! According to my working definition of co-dependency, I thought I had it pretty much figured out who was and who wasn't co-dependent. As it turns out, the definition I had going was extremely broad and elementary. My thought was that people who weren't happy unless another spineless individual met every waking, neurotic need were co-dependent.

This is generally true, but I heard a talk today that shone a painful light on a much more inclusive definition of co-dependency. I really didn't like it all that much. It's not easy to come to grips with the idea that you're co-dependent... or at least that you can exhibit characteristics of a co-dependent person. There's a list comparing the "Authentic Self" versus the "Co-dependent Self." Make sure to re-visit this blog in the next few days to view the list and realize that you, too, have co-dependent tendencies.