{"product_id":"codependency-loves-me-loves-me-not-learn-how-to-cultivate-healthy-relationships-overcome-relationship-jealousy-stop-controlling-others-and-be-paperback","title":"Codependency - \"Loves Me, Loves Me Not\": Learn How To Cultivate Healthy Relationships, Overcome Relationship Jealousy, Stop Controlling Others and Be - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimeon Lindstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCodependent partners are not necessarily together because they want to be - they are because they \u003ci\u003ehave\u003c\/i\u003e to be...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If you've had difficulty with starting or maintaining relationships, issues with feeling jealous and possessive or find that your connections with others are more a source of distress than anything else, then this book is for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It may feel sometimes that an intense and serious connection with someone is proof of the depth of the feeling you have for one another. But be careful, obsession and dependency is not the same as love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the codependent relationship, our affection and attention is coming from a place of fear and need. As a result, the partners never really connect with each other. They do endless, complicated dances around each others problems, but what they never do is make an honest human connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In codependent relationships, manipulation, guilt and resentment take the place of healthy, balanced affection. Codependent partners are not necessarily together because they want to be, they are because they have to be, because they don't know how to live otherwise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One partner may bring a history of abuse, a \"personality disorder\" or mental illness into a relationship; the ways the other partner responds to this may be healthy or not, but if they bring their own issues to the table too, they may find that the bond of their love is more accurately described as a shared and complementary dysfunction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Remember, the relationships we are in can never be better than the relationships we have with ourselves. Two unhappy people together never make a happy couple together. We cannot treat other people in ways we have never taken the time to consider before, and we cannot communicate properly if we are not even sure what it is we need to communicate in the first place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An individual with a mature, well-developed sense of themselves has the most to offer someone else. They have their own lives, their own sense of self-worth, their own strength. And when you remove need, fear, obsession and desperation, you open up the way for love and affection just for its own sake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Love is many things, but it's cheapened when held hostage by the ego. Connections formed around ego and fear may be strong and lasting, but what keeps them going is mutual need. What could be more romantic than, \"I don't need to be with you. You don't complete me at all. I am happy and stable and fulfilled without you. But I still want to be with you, because you're awesome\"? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It all boils down to this: \u003ci\u003ecommunication.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether it's through words or not, we are constantly communicating, and the accumulation of these little units creates this big thing we call a relationship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrab your copy TODAY \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi there! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e My name is Simeon and I'm a poet and a philosopher at heart, a health and fitness enthusiast by habit, a daredevil by choice, and a adrenaline junkie for life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some of my academic endeavors encompass the following: cognitive neuroscience, applied positive psychology, sports and exercise science, and evidence-based psychological coaching. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I currently work as a life coach and health counselor with people who want to make realistic, autonomous, and lifelong changes in various areas of their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Take care! \/Simeon\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431095058610,"sku":"9781502305848","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c19ec3ddf14f045a1484963ad264e55a.webp?v=1778584052","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/codependency-loves-me-loves-me-not-learn-how-to-cultivate-healthy-relationships-overcome-relationship-jealousy-stop-controlling-others-and-be-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}