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Backbone Tools: From Codependency to Dignity

Sep 18, 2020

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in Abuse, Addiction, Codependency, Dr. Anne Brown, Mental Health

Backbone Tools: From Codependency to Dignity If you grew up in a family with lots of dysfunction e.g. alcohol, anger, illness physical or mental, Borderline/narcissistic (it is all about me), or any other phenomena other than adult people being normal loving parents to their children you may have developed the symptoms of codependency. A quick…

Bullying And The Codependent Part IV: “The Smelly Turd in the Pretty Package”

Sep 5, 2019

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Codependency

I have been working in the field of abuse for years. When I get discouraged because of the stories of injustice I hear, it helps me remember the history of the laws and abuse. I assess bullying as a form of abuse. Our first child abuse laws had many starts and stops; they did not…

The Female Bully And The Codependent Part III: “The Smelly Turd in the Pretty Package”

Sep 1, 2019

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Abuse, Codependency

Even though it is interesting to note that recent reports state female workplace bullying is on the increase, causing more people to say they would rather work for a man, we are going to stay focused on the female family serial bully. I believe bullies know they are bullying. I believe you don’t wake up one…

The Female Bully And The Codependent Part II: “A Smelly Turd in a Pretty Package”

Aug 30, 2019

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Abuse, Codependency, Uncategorized

In Part One, we discussed some characteristics of the serial female family bully, the way she bullies, her targets and her end game. We looked at some interesting characteristics also seen with the codependent; poor self-esteem and inability to speak her truth or express her anger. In Part Two we are going to give you…

The Female Bully and the Codependent Part I: “A Smelly Turd in a Pretty Package”

Aug 30, 2019

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Abuse, Codependency, Uncategorized

Physical/aggressive bullying is easy to identify. We can all see the broken bones, blood, and bruises. This type of bullying is most often chosen by men. As a therapist, it is usually pretty easy for me to ask certain questions to get the information that physical abuse is indeed happening. The real work comes when…

Sex and Codependents: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Jan 8, 2018

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Codependency, Dating, Divorce, Dr. Anne Brown, Marriage, Mental Health, Rationalization, Recovery, Relationship, Self-Help

So many women I interviewed when writing my book reported saying yes to sex just to get the sex over with and have the person go away. Others reported saying yes to sex to have the person like them. Others reported gaining weight so they wouldn’t have to say no to dating and sex. Many…

Common Sense Tools for the Friend of Someone Who is Brainwashed!

Jan 8, 2018

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Abuse, Addiction, best friend, Codependency, Dr. Anne Brown, Health, Mental Health, Narcissist, Rationalization, Recovery, Relationship, Self-Help, Sociopath

Most of us know or have known someone we care about who has come under the influence of a perpetrator using him/her for self-serving purposes. Very smart, educated, healthy people can, for some unknown, reason come under the spell of opportunistic, toxic, and insecure people. It is very puzzling for an observer of this phenomena…

Common Sense Ways to Stay Friends With a Victim

Jan 8, 2018

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Codependency, Dr. Anne Brown, Mental Health, Narcissist, Recovery, Relationship, Self-Help

Are you frustrated with someone you care about who appears to be the victim of a perpetrator? Do you find yourself getting angry for this person? We all have examples of these situations and we often struggle with what to say, how much time to spend with the victim, and how to continue being their…

Codependency and Contentious Times (Part II)

Jan 5, 2018

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Codependency, Dr. Anne Brown, Health, Mental Health, Rationalization, Recovery, Self-Help, Wellness

In Part I, we identified some areas of concern for the codependent during these contentious times. Now let’s look at some possible tools for the codependent to use. If you haven’t done your codependent work, now is the perfect time to begin. With social media, you can practice taking a stand for what is important…

Codependency and Contentious Times – Part I

Jan 5, 2018

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Codependency, Dr. Anne Brown, Health, Mental Health, Recovery, Self-Help, Wellness

Probably the one area we can all agree is the idea that “these are contentious times.” What do contentious times in our country (if not the world), mean to the codependent? First let’s go back to our definition of codependency: Codependency is learned personality traits that negatively affect knowing one’s self and others. Codependents become dependent…

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