Change Quote by David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

“Sometimes, the things we do to protect ourselves turn on us and hurt us. They become self-destructive. Many codependents are barely surviving, and most…

— Melody Beattie

Codependents are reactionaries. They overreact. They under-react. But rarely do they act. They react to the problems, pains, lives, and behaviors of others. They…

— Melody Beattie

“Some codependents become financially dependent”

— Melody Beattie

“If we want to improve, first we have to recognize our own maladaptive coping skills, called codependency, then change.”

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

“Once they have been affected---once "it" sets in---codependency takes on a life of its own. It is similar to catching pneumonia or picking up…

— Melody Beattie

“The little-understood concept of interdependence appears to many to smack of dependence, and therefore, we find people, often for selfish reasons, leaving their marriages,…

— Stephen R. Covey

Very often we come across cases of irresponsible behavior even in the matter of establishing relationships. Such instances only show the lack of commitment…

— T Joseph Benziger

"You, who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by-"* You'll find universal agreement on the value of a…

— Price Pritchett

I think that ethical behaviour is another feature of the kind of inner discipline that leads to a happier existence.

— Dalai Lama

A code of behavior is an inevitable part of life in any community, and if we hadn't inherited ours, we should have had to…

— Millicent Fenwick

Habits are the shorthand of behavior.

— Julie Henderson

Habits, good or bad, can always be traced back to your own thinking.

— John Spence