Hey there chero,
Originally Posted by
chero 
...I'm new to all this, though? Is it normal to be talking about your childhood and parents and past??? ?...
Yup, if you notice, we talk about pretty much _anything_ 'round here
But yeah, anything that affects our recovery is good to talk about.
Originally Posted by
chero ... I'm still a little confused about what codependency is...I think?! ....
It's a word used to cover a lot of different behaviors that all seem to gather in people who's lives have been affected by somebody else's addiction / drinking. One definition is that if you harm yourself in the process of doing for others what they can do for themselves then you are a "codie".
The definition I like for me is that if you get in a terrible accident and somebody else's life flashes before your eyes, then you're a codie.
I don't care much for the word "co-dependency". It's supposed to mean that a person is "dependent" on another person who is "dependent" on chemicals. I think the word is too long and high-faluting. I prefer the word "alanoid" cuz I really feel like living with an "A" is like living on a different planet
Mike
