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Codependency Healing Guide

1. The document provides 7 secrets for healing codependent relationships, including striving for balance in giving and receiving, prioritizing self-care, setting healthy boundaries, practicing detaching with love, keeping up with your own interests, getting the right support from groups like Al-Anon, and finding healthy outlets to express feelings. 2. It emphasizes the importance of self-care, saying neglecting yourself decreases your ability to handle stress and prioritizing physical and emotional needs allows you to better cope with life's challenges. 3. Setting healthy boundaries is described as finding a balance between self-care and caring for others, saying no, and starting with trusted loved ones.

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Codependency Healing Guide

1. The document provides 7 secrets for healing codependent relationships, including striving for balance in giving and receiving, prioritizing self-care, setting healthy boundaries, practicing detaching with love, keeping up with your own interests, getting the right support from groups like Al-Anon, and finding healthy outlets to express feelings. 2. It emphasizes the importance of self-care, saying neglecting yourself decreases your ability to handle stress and prioritizing physical and emotional needs allows you to better cope with life's challenges. 3. Setting healthy boundaries is described as finding a balance between self-care and caring for others, saying no, and starting with trusted loved ones.

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7

SECRETS
FOR HEALING
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CODEPENDENT
RELATIONSHIPS
7 Secrets To Healing
Codependent Relationships

1 Strive for creating a balance of giving


and receiving in your relationships. While it's
wonderful to give, too much generosity leads to feeling
frustrated and resentful. By not letting someone give
to you, an unhealthy dynamic is created where your
needs become less important.

By letting yourself receive, relationships stay healthy.


You can begin to love yourself because by advocating
for yourself, you are teaching others how to treat you.

2 Prioritize self-care. By neglecting yourself, your


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ability to handle stress decreases. Take care of


yourself first so you'll have enough energy for yourself
and your loved ones.

By prioritizing your physical and emotional needs, you


will cope better with life's challenges without wiping
yourself out.

3 Set healthy boundaries. Boundaries are limits you


set for yourself, not others. For instance, choose what
to participate in and when to remove yourself.
7 Secrets To Healing 
Codependent Relationships

Healthy boundaries means finding a balance between


self-care and caring for others. Saying no is a powerful
way to establish healthy boundaries instead of trying to
please others. Practice with trusted loved ones is a
gentle way to start.

4 Practice detaching with love. Don't let other


people's problems become yours. Detaching means
letting them handle their life without trying to fix it.

Avoid giving advice and walk out of the room if you


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must. It's kinder to say nothing than to tell others what


they should be doing. You'll likely see a decrease in
arguments as a result.

5 Keep up with your own interests. Forgetting to


have fun makes codependent relationships harder
to enjoy. Get back to doing the things you love
together.

By taking responsibility for your own happiness, you


can recreate a life worth living - and set the example
for others to follow if and when they choose recovery.
7 Secrets To Healing
Codependent Relationships

6 Get the right support. Family and friends aren't


always the best choice for support. You may feel
embarrassed to share what's happening when there
is addiction or abuse. Having people who don't
judge or give advice is important.

Check out Al-Anon, a free 12 step program that


helps you cope with the pain of people pleasing,
and not being able to set boundaries or take care of
yourself. They offer mentors to provide the
individual support that you need.
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7 Find healthy outlets to express feelings.


When feelings aren't honored, they leak out in
destructive ways like sarcasm, guilt trips and
resentment.

Acknowledging how you feel is important for healthy


communication. Journal writing helps to vent
feelings and avoid criticism. Sharing how you feel
without blame will lessen defensiveness and
promote intimacy.

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