The Five Core Symptoms of Codependency
Codependency is very painful. We look outside of self for approval, esteem and value. Since we have no control ultimately about how we are received and preceived by others, our efforts to extract our valuing from others causes us great distress.
At the root of all physical addiction is the condition of CO-DEPENDENCY; the addict medicates the pain of co-dependency.
The condition can be understood by exploring the five core symptoms. For more infomation see:
Facing Codependency by: Pia Mellody
1) Difficulty generating self-esteem from within.
2) Weak or non- existant boundries.
3) Difficulty owning our own individual reality.
4) Unable or unwilling to meet our own WANTS, NEEDS,
and FEELINGS.
5) Black and White expression of reality: ALL OR NOTHING, NO MIDDLE WAY.