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I Am a Recovering Co-dependent

When I Was Married

By: starstruck2xtrme
Written on August 23rd, 2007
 i developed a co dependent nature because my husband knocked me down ....  then when i left i continued the pattern ..  i HAD to have a relationship to feel whole ... I based my self worth   by  other people not myself and what i had completed .. being in TAP made me  become my own person ... i no longer base my self worth on other people but im still seeking to find myself .. alot of my exp. completely contradict them selves but my opinion about myself changes day to day ....
By: starstruck2xtrme
Age: 26-30 , Female
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  • burnedbadly
    burnedbadly

    Whats TAP?

    Sep 28, 2011
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  • starstruck2xtrme
    starstruck2xtrme

    It was housing place ran by the treatment center i go to for help with my bipolar disorder ....

    Jul 21, 2008
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  • Feflower
    Feflower

    Oh yeah totally,!!! i think when we have had a life of toxic experience's, abuse, dysfuntional family's, abusive relation ships, we do become codependant, i was too.

    Now as i'm away from all that stuff, ivé broken the cycle and am learning to depend on me despite the lonliness! Good on you!! Feflower

    Aug 24, 2007
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  • tylrhere
    tylrhere

    In October 2005 I realized I had grown up with child abuse, with my mother teaching me to be the enabler...the one everyone **** on so it would be okay.



    Recovering from that was hell...I know what you mean by experiences contradicting and changing from day to day.



    Trust yourself...You are in the midst of finding your own path...It takes awhile and it takes a lot of pain but...There is happiness and joy on the other side.



    I know because I am there.

    Aug 23, 2007
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