Codependency in RecoveryCodependency in recovery requires the undoing of learned behaviors and coping styles. Instead of obsessively trying to control, fix or change others, codependents have to learn to disengage, to let go. Also, they have to learn how to stop allowing others to hurt or take advantage of them. Letting go of these behaviors takes intention, time, and practice. In pursing recovery from codependency, relationships often shift radically, and some do not survive the change. Recovery from codependency means learning to set boundaries and limits, saying no, expressing wants and needs and no longer inserting oneself into another person’s problems. Codependents who are successful at recovery stop compulsively trying to take care of other people and learn not only how to take care of themselves but that they are worth taking care of themselves in the first place. It means increasing self-esteem and improving communication skills so they are more likely to get what they want and be heard and taken seriously by others. Emerging from codependency can happen many ways. Counseling and psychotherapy are excellent ways to start. Journaling is an important tool in any process of recovery.Point Psychotherapy has an online journal for tracking the journey of emergence from codependency. Use this journal to enhance your therapeutic experience or to begin your recovery from a self-help model. Other Codependency Pages On This Site
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