Codependency and the Addiction Recovery Process
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Co-Dependency Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC Executive Director, AllCEUs.com Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum
3. Objectives Define codependency Identify characteristics of the codependent relationship Explore the motivations for these behaviors Hypothesize alternate, healthier behaviors Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum
4. Why I Care/How It Impacts Recovery Co-dependency can serve as an alternate addiction or distraction Co-Dependents may use relationships to try to deal with depression or anxiety Ultimately codependency is self-defeating because one of the few things that cannot be controlled is the will of another person. Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum
5. Definition Codependency describes a type of relationship in which One partner defines his or her worth or goodness based on someone else The codependent person often chooses relationships in which the other person needs to be rescued, thereby making himself or herself indispensable. Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum
6. The Mantras “I don’t understand why she refuses to change. I have done everything for her.” “Helping someone who doesn’t want help is an exercise in futility, but what are you supposed to do if you don’t help?” Recovery & Resilience International in partnership with AllCEUs.com Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Coaching Curriculum
7. Co-Dependency as an Addiction Tolerance Need more of the same substance/activity In a codependent relationship, as time passes, the codependent’s identity becomes increasingly defined by the relationship with the other person Withdrawal Not getting the substance, being around the person results in physical or psychological withdrawals When apart from or unable to control the other person, the codependent experiences extreme anxiety and/or depression
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