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Codependency is called a disease of a “lost self.”

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We lose ourselves gradually in small imperceptible ways.

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A year ago, I was in a long-term relationship with a handsome emotional vampire who had cool tattoos and an empty bank account.

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We have to stay our own person even in the company of a significant other.

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I have never relied on any substance to cause me to feel like anyone other than myself. I have however, watched a beautiful person wither away in their addiction.

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I have come close to perfecting the art / Of not needing you

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Too often we think that men are a limited time offer, where if we resist what they want in the moment, they will slip away forever. Nonsense.

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Just like sex and drugs, the escape of drama and turmoil can consume you. We lose ourselves in it the same way.

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She is cold. Frost bitten and hung out to dry on a much too high rack, you helped her down and dried her off. But the warmth never returned, and for some reason you thought it just might with the radiating heat of your regard…