Comments on: You crossed my boundary http://www.theswarmite.com/codependency-john-bradshaw-family-dysfunction Checking Out London Lifestyles, CODEPENDENCY & Urban Addictions Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:35:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maria A. http://www.theswarmite.com/codependency-john-bradshaw-family-dysfunction/comment-page-1#comment-289 Maria A. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:47:15 +0000 http://www.theswarmite.com/?p=3180#comment-289 I'm a member of CoDA and a student, taking courses in addictions counseling. I've no idea what the story is in the UK but here in the states, co-dependency is not viewed as a legitimate disease by the professional community, unlike alcohol or narcotics, hence our text suggests we send our future clients to AA or NarcAnon, even AlAnon, for help, but not CoDA. I would like to write a paper arguing that codependency is a real addiction and should be listed as such in our literature. Just because something is prevalent doesn't make it functional or "normal." You strike me as a professional therapist and I fell upon this posting through a Google search. Was very impressed by your simple explainaion of co-dependency, which means you understand it. Any books, research or other sources to you might refer me to in order to support my position would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely Yours, Maria I’m a member of CoDA and a student, taking courses in addictions counseling. I’ve no idea what the story is in the UK but here in the states, co-dependency is not viewed as a legitimate disease by the professional community, unlike alcohol or narcotics, hence our text suggests we send our future clients to AA or NarcAnon, even AlAnon, for help, but not CoDA.

I would like to write a paper arguing that codependency is a real addiction and should be listed as such in our literature.

Just because something is prevalent doesn’t make it functional or “normal.”

You strike me as a professional therapist and I fell upon this posting through a Google search. Was very impressed by your simple explainaion of co-dependency, which means you understand it. Any books, research or other sources to you might refer me to in order to support my position would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely Yours,

Maria

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