Not acknowledging our feelings is what keeps us stuck and gives us stomachaches, headaches, and heartburn. - Melody Beattie

I saw people who had gotten so absorbed in other people's problems they didn't have time to identify or solve their own. These were people who had cared so deeply, and often destructively, about other people that they had forgotten how to care about themselves. The codependents felt responsible for so much because the people around them felt responsible for so little; they were just taking up the slack.

Many codependents are barely surviving, and most aren’t getting their needs met.

Today, I will apply the concept of detachment, to the best of my ability, in my relationships. If I can’t let go completely, I’ll try to “hang on loose.