Wednesday, July 18, 2012

BEING PERFECT:



Recovery from codependency is an individual process that
necessitates making mistakes, struggling through problems,
and facing tough issues.

Expecting ourselves to be perfect slows this process; it puts
us in a guilty and anxious state. Expecting others to be
perfect is equally destructive; it makes others feel ashamed
and may interfere with their growth.

Expecting others to be perfect puts us in that codependent
state of moral superiority. Expecting ourselves to be perfect
makes us feel rigid and inferior.

We do not need to go to the other extreme, tolerating
anything people throw our way. We can still expect
appropriate, responsible behavior from ourselves. But most
of us can afford to loosen up a bit.

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