Originally Posted by
lillamy 
So... here's a question: Do those of us who develop codependent behaviors in defense of ourselves in alcoholic relationships also freeze in our emotional growth?
(I don't have an answer. Just a question.)
Jmo, I don't believe the majority
develop codependent behaviors by being exposed to alcoholics/addicts, I think we're codependent from an early age and just waiting for the other to drop into our lives.
LTD has mentioned
Burney, and I finally got around to ordering one of his ebooks, can't say it was an eye opener, had been exposed to some of these ideas a long time ago, think John Bradshaw, Alice Miller.
Not sure why I chose to
ignore it for such a long time.