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Ep 78: Codependency: I Need to Find Someone Who Will Make Me Whole

Help Me Be Me

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How to Survive a Codependent Parent

People who have emotionally stunted parents also create additional layers of damage in their kits. Most kids change their behavior so that they might be seen. This is a survival tactic. You have to be seen to be cared for your child. So what this creates in you, the child, is a belief that you are not loved. Like, why won't you take care of me? Why don't you love enough? What did i do wrong? And this is when kids start to interpret, they start to rationalize. It just doesn't make sense why a parent wouldn't take care of them if they're suffering. Therefore, they have to make up logic for them to feel safe and

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