Quote by 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

“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

“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

“The flip side of credit is blame. A tendency to blame others, or circumstances, is generally a recipe for unhappiness in life.”

— David H. Maister

“Human beings are like the screwed-up children of alcoholic parents in that way, picking up the pieces afterward and trying to make up reasons…

— Joe Schreiber

“For some reason, we as a culture have adopted blame as a method we use to feel better about the choices we make, rather…

— Catherine Garrett

“How you turn out depends on where you've been. So when it comes to thinking about blameworthiness, the first difficulty to consider is that…

— David Eagleman

Mistakes were made. Others were blamed.

— Darynda Jones

“Shouldering the blame for failure and conferring credit where it is due comes rarely to most.”

— Andy Paula

“Blame. Such a useless word. People flung it around when they were mad or hurt. Or they carried it like a cross until it…

— Jamie Beck

“While I used to get angry and frustrated at people because of the choices they made, I came to realize that they weren’t intentionally…

— Ray Dalio