Codependency Follow Up #1 (2021 Rerun)
Added 2024-06-15 11:00:04 +0000 UTC[Rerun] Dr. Kirk answers patron emails regarding codependency.
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November 17, 2021
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Comments
So I was actually wondering, as you mentioned that saying the obvious to a client could feel like codependent and underfunctioning person, how much of being a therapist is actually adopting a codependent role with a naturally underfunctioning person. And how would a non-codependent therpist act differently, i.e. not stating the obvious.
Oren Shatz
2024-10-18 14:38:29 +0000 UTCThank you Kirk for this deep dive! I’ve been doing my own personal deep dive on Codependency for over a year now. Just over a year ago, I found out that my husband was addicted to cocaine for years, and had been using behind my back since we started dating (I had no idea, and had made it clear that I’m against such drugs and would never allow them in my home). The journey since then has been intense! My husband entered rehab and has now been in recovery for 8 months now, and we are slowly building a new, more healthy life together. My part in rebuilding has been my own therapy and recovery from codependency. I see both my own personal counsellor, and attend group therapy run by the director of my husband’s rehab clinic. In this episode, you mentioned that in certain cases, danger really IS around the corner. Since attending the group therapy for family member of addicted loved ones, we have had 2 members of the group lose a loved one (one lost her brother, another lost her daughter). I find that part of healing from codependency to be the most complex and difficult to grasp…. Knowing that by letting go, and letting our addicted loved one make their own mistakes can result in death. I cannot imagine the grief of the family members who listed their addicted loved one, and I cannot help but wonder if they blame themselves for not stepping in. It’s a complex journey. But I’ve learned so much about myself and addiction, and feeling I’m one of the lucky ones, as my family is still together and my husband and I are willing to work on ourselves and be committed to the marriage. I’ve found your series on this topic to have propelled me into a next level of codependency recovery. I wrote down your questions to ask yourself, such as “what makes me think I know better?” Or “do I really need to step in?”. So helpful! Bless you Kirk!!!! Your work changes lives, thank you.
Mo
2024-07-12 13:51:31 +0000 UTC
