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Am I
Codependent? What is Codependence?
Questions & Answers: True
or False
Without even realizing
that it is happening, I find myself focusing on others needs even at my
own expense.
When it is my turn to
receive help from others I usually decline, as I am uneasy when others
focus their attention on me.
I have many times taken
pride in the fact that I am a "helper" with others, and I can easily
postpone or deny my own needs.
I feel the best about
myself when I am giving advice and/or handling a crisis situation. Many
times I have waited for others to take care of me in return, only to
discover that it is never my turn.
Sometimes I am so focused
on one person that I can only think about that person and how to help
them.
I take good care of my
friends. Most people like me because of what I can do for them. If you
answered true to most of the above questions, you may be codependent. To
be codependent is to be skilled in the art of taking care of other people
rather than of yourself.
If you are Codependent,
Typically You:
- Have a long history of
focusing your thoughts and behavior on other people.
- Are a "people pleaser"
and will do almost anything to get the approval of others.
- Seem very competent on
the outside but on the inside feel quite needy, helpless, or perhaps
nothing at all.
- Have experienced abuse
or emotional neglect as a child.
- Are outwardly focused
towards others, and know very little about how to direct your own life
from your own sense of self.
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