Wounded parents often unintentionally inflict pain and suffering on their children and these childhood wounds causes a laundry list of maladaptive behaviors commonly called codependency. These habits restrict people to love-limiting relationships causing much unhappiness and distress. - David W. Earle
If we want to improve, first we have to recognize our own maladaptive coping skills, called codependency, then change. - David W. Earle