“I am a co-dependent. There is no way I am like those counter-dependents. I cling to people in relationships; I don’t push them away.”
It is possible to be both a co-dependent and a counter-dependent at the same time. Each person has their “preferred” way of relating, but there are times when what is going on at an unconscious level may tell a very different story.
Co-dependency and counter-dependency work together in the mind to protect you from harm. In a relationship, they work to create a safe space where no one will get hurt. Continue reading
When Albert Einstein met Charlie Chaplin, Einstein said,“What I most admire about your art, is your universality. You don’t say a word, yet the world understands you!”
When we travel, my husband and I have a plan in case we get separated: the one left behind stays where they are and the other comes back to find them. We have this plan because we do a lot of train and subway travel and do not have cell phones. We have never had to use our plan, until our last vacation.