06-11-2010, 01:43 PM
For abused women, leaving is a complex and confusing process
I have seen and heard of this process in many of my clients (men and women) who were partners of alcoholics, addicts, compulsive gamblers or sex addicts.
Additionally, I have seen these stages of leaving in recovering people who have codependent partners who will not change their behaviours. In other words, the codependent behaviour is itself abusive.
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Nothing could be easier than walking out the door, right? According to a new University of Illinois journal article, an abused woman actually goes through a five-step process of leaving that can be complicated at every stage by boundary ambiguity.
"When a wom...
Posted on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:28:00 +0100 at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=364...nship-2%2F
Author: Recovery Is Sexy.com
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I have seen and heard of this process in many of my clients (men and women) who were partners of alcoholics, addicts, compulsive gamblers or sex addicts.
Additionally, I have seen these stages of leaving in recovering people who have codependent partners who will not change their behaviours. In other words, the codependent behaviour is itself abusive.
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Nothing could be easier than walking out the door, right? According to a new University of Illinois journal article, an abused woman actually goes through a five-step process of leaving that can be complicated at every stage by boundary ambiguity.
"When a wom...
Posted on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:28:00 +0100 at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=364...nship-2%2F
Author: Recovery Is Sexy.com
Comments: http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648805