Behavior Quote by Melody Beattie

What's a codependent? The answer's easy. They're some of the most loving, caring people I know.

— Melody Beattie

“Codependency is a learned set of behaviors, thought processes, and habits. When combined together, they fit a very loose definition. All people exhibit these…

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

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

“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

“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

A secure individual...knows that the responsibility for anything concerning his life remains with himself-and he accepts that responsibility.

— Harry Browne

A disciplined person is one that has established a goal and is willing to achieve that goal at the expense of his or her…

— Doctor Anil Sinha

A being whose activities are associated with others has a social environment. What he does and what he can do depend upon the expectations,…

— John Dewey

One code prevails in the family; another, on the street; a third, in the workshop or store; a fourth, in the religious association. As…

— John Dewey

The temperament and habit of a person inside and outside of his/her character once he gets to his/her companion.

— Innah Delos Angeles

“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

A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

— Vince Lombardi