Post by not2bforgot10x on Jun 13, 2010 13:07:20 GMT -5
Hi, my name is Emily. I'm 26 years old. I'm posting because I'm here for support. I'm not sure whether I'm a love addict or not, but I do know that I tend to have codependent tendencies. I tend to always be involved with someone who is emotionally unavailable and too preoccupied with their own interests.
To say the least, I tend to stay way too long in relationships, and I get really hurt in the process, often feeling let down and betrayed. Trust gets shattered.
It would be worth mentioning that once I lost my dad (I found him dead in our home of a massive heart-attack one morning when I woke up) my codependency and need to be in a relationship intensified, and I would say this is when my "avoidance" (of my grief) got really bad and lead to addictive tendencies.
I am here because I want to learn how to build healthier relationships, beginning with the relationship with myself because that's where it starts.
To say the least, I tend to stay way too long in relationships, and I get really hurt in the process, often feeling let down and betrayed. Trust gets shattered.
It would be worth mentioning that once I lost my dad (I found him dead in our home of a massive heart-attack one morning when I woke up) my codependency and need to be in a relationship intensified, and I would say this is when my "avoidance" (of my grief) got really bad and lead to addictive tendencies.
I am here because I want to learn how to build healthier relationships, beginning with the relationship with myself because that's where it starts.
