Open boundaries: Open (also called diffuse) boundaries are not clear, and might even be fuzzy or loose. It can be hard for individual family members to have their needs met. Families with open boundaries can beenmeshedand show more codependency traits. How Do You Know When a Boundary Has ...
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Healthy boundaries are vital to healthy relationships. They define who is responsible for what when you see each other, how you interact, and what each partner needs to feel safe and respected. Perhaps most importantly, relationship boundaries prevent codependency. ...
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“Up until 1997, I never really examined the role that Love played in my life, and also maybe even more importantly the role that codependency played in my love relationships. I was very confident, very cocky when it came to love, and I honestly didn’t think I needed a lot of help...
Codependency is what happens when we have no sense of our true needs, wants, and values. When we are out of touch with our authentic self and when we lack an identity, we can easily merge with others. Merging with others is dangerous because without personal boundaries or a self to in...
Why I have always been drawn to other cultures. And the surprising time I felt love and safety for the first time at 14 years old. Thank you for listening. My hope is for others to find ways to heal through my journey. === Connect with Christine for Mental Health Discussions and Tools...
But without personal boundaries, we run the risk of confusing our needs and wants with others, which leads tocodependency. Codependency is a term that describes a toxic one-sided relationship where we derive all of our happiness from others. The reality is thatit’s impossible to enjoy a he...
The desire and dependency to keep this form fixed, becomes a source of self identification that artificially justifies who we are as physical beings. We become attached to the fixed idea of how our relationship should go and our ego quickly becomes the maininvestorin thisfundof a relationship....
and it breeds codependency. Healthy maternal love gives power, leaving us without a beholden feeling to mother, only with power of self. As we come into this power, hers and ours, we can let women fill out all their power in the world and we will all be the better for having done ...