It is fostered in unhealthy family systems. I began to understand that when a child’s development is arrested, feelings are repressed, and especially the feelings of anger and hurt, a person will grow up to be an adult with an angry, hurt child inside of him.Ĭo-dependence is a dis-ease characterized by a loss of identity. We can help prevent this from happening to our children by teaching them to be curious and creative, and by raising them in a culture that supports those traits.

The loss of our innate human potential is the greatest tragedy of all. Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 1 Without a healthy inner life, one is exiled to trying to find fulfillment on the outside.

When the family is filled with violence, the child must focus on the outside. #4 The family environment is extremely important for children. People who are co-dependent lose touch with their own feelings, needs, and desires, and instead become dependent on something outside of themselves to have an identity. #3 Co-dependence is a dis-ease characterized by a loss of identity. #2 I began to understand that when a child’s development is arrested, feelings are repressed, and especially the feelings of anger and hurt, a person will grow up to be an adult with an angry, hurt child inside of him. #1 The loss of our innate human potential is the greatest tragedy of all. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

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