If you've read Codependent No More and find yourself past the identification phase of codependency, a great resource for ongoing living and recovery are Melody Beattie's other books Beyond Codependency and The New Codependency.
Working through codependency is not a once and done thing. We get triggered and find ourselves repeating codependent behaviors, and at times relapsing back fully into codependency. It's a never ending growth journey that if we continue to work through can live life fully without just enduring life and others. Feeling empathy and compassion without taking on the role of caretaker for everyone we come in contact is possible. Living in the reality of our needs being important too, and our rights being just as valid as those triggering us to take care of only them can be your reality with practice.
Working through codependency is not a once and done thing. We get triggered and find ourselves repeating codependent behaviors, and at times relapsing back fully into codependency. It's a never ending growth journey that if we continue to work through can live life fully without just enduring life and others. Feeling empathy and compassion without taking on the role of caretaker for everyone we come in contact is possible. Living in the reality of our needs being important too, and our rights being just as valid as those triggering us to take care of only them can be your reality with practice.
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