Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other people's best interests. Melody Beattie boundaryguiltinterest Change image and share on social
I gave three years of my life to take care of my dying mother who had Alzheimer's disease. Being there for her every need for three years might have looked codependent but it wasn't because it was what I wanted to do. Melody Beattie alzheimercarecodependent share on social
Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come. Melody Beattie affirmationdigdiscover share on social
We can trust ourselves to know when our boundaries are being violated. Melody Beattie boundarytrustviolate Change image and share on social
It's hard to give up the self-esteem connected to being codependent and appearing 'right,' which is probably a survival behavior learned from growing up in a crazy family. It feels like you will actually disappear. Melody Beattie appearbehaviorcodependent share on social
Few things can make us feel crazier than expecting something from someone who has nothing to give. Melody Beattie crazyexpectfeel Change image and share on social
A codependent person is one who has let another person's behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that person's behavior. Melody Beattie affectbehaviorcodependent Change image and share on social
Guilt can stop us from taking healthy care of ourselves. Melody Beattie careguilthealthy Change image and share on social
Some therapists have proclaimed: 'Co-dependency is anything, and everyone is co-dependent.' Melody Beattie dependencydependentproclaim Change image and share on social
Few things can frustrate us more than trying to make a person someone he or she isn't; we feel crazy when we try to pretend that person is someone he or she is not. Melody Beattie crazyfeelfrustrate Change image and share on social
