Codependency can be an overwhelming, negative, and sometimes toxic cycle in relationships.
Have you ever wondered why sometimes no matter how hard to try to help others, they seem to remain a victim?
Or perhaps you feel as though others often continually treat you as someone who is forever in need of rescuing or fixing, even when you know you are quite capable.
Sometimes in relationships the lines of responsibility become blurred and we fall into a trap of codependency.
As Henry Cloud of boundaries.me states: “Codependency is most simply defined as a tendency to take too much responsibility for the problems of others. While it’s good to care for, help and support people, the codependent crosses a line in the relationship – the line of responsibility.”
I think it is important to remember where our responsibilities of self and other lie. Are you taking on too much responsibility and causing others to rely on you to heavily?
Do you enable situations of helplessness, or do you choose to empower others within compassionate connection?
Are you trying to fix or to change? Or are you there to offer respect and support knowing that others have the innate capacity to heal and grow?
And if others are continually impinging on your known ability to grow, have you learned authentic appropriate assertiveness in order to compassionately communicate your boundaries?
If you would like to learn how to apply boundaries, create compassionate communication, or how to build identity and a sense of self in relationships please be sure to contact me . Alternatively start by reading more resources below.
