Saturday, August 29, 2015

How Codependent Love Addicts Can Make A Change

By Shawn Hunter


It is not easy living as a codependent if you don't realize there is a problem. Some folk with these issues are codependent love addicts which makes it even more difficult. Once someone does realize that there is a problem, they will be able to find a psychologist who can help them with their disorder. However, one does need to be patient because it does take time.

Someone who has this disorder will be obsessed about relationships and is continuously thinking and fantasizing about a partner or something related. It is almost an obsessive compulsive way of thinking, which one has a lot of trouble with. This affects your personal and professional life.

Most of this comes back to situations in their childhood which was not healthy. There was often neglect and abandonment involved. This causes one to be fearful of being rejected in certain relationships. They are fearful of being intimate because of the fact that they might at anytime be neglected by their partner. It makes the relationship unhealthy.

When they are not in a relationship they start to withdrawal and become depressed. Having a relationship is almost like a obsessive compulsive mode that one goes through. Once they are involved with someone, they see their partner as a superior being. They start to fantasize about them in a way that is unrealistic. Once things don't turn out as expected, they become angry.

People who suffer from this enjoy being taken care of. It is not a reality, but this also goes back to childhood where there may have been some form of rejection or abandonment. One does not feel that they are adequate and there is always something that is missing in their lives. They will have difficulty with intimate relationships. A relationship, is therefore not healthy.

When they are neglected and find that their partner is leaving them, they go into withdrawal mode. A lot of the time they become abusive. This will depend on how badly they are affected. Their behavior can be out of the ordinary, which becomes beyond obsessive. They are not able to leave their partner alone, and this becomes a problem. This is the sort of loss they are not able to handle.

They may say that they are doing fine, but deep down inside this would be painful for them. They could be jealous when seeing a partner with others in their life. They would also experience a great deal of shame and pain. They would be feeling trapped at this stage in their life and it would be difficult to know where to turn.

A love addict does not see their immature behavior and how offensive it can be to others. It is only when someone points this out and becomes supportive that one may start to see the light. Therapy can change how one sees relationships and this can change your whole life around.




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