Boundaries

Relationship Codependency: The White Knight Syndrome

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Relationship Codependency The White Knight Syndrome Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Relationship codependency is often referred to as the “White Knight” syndrome, because codependent people tend to be rescuers. Roughly 100 million Americans suffer from this emotional disorder. In general terms, codependency is the relationship that exists between …

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Saying Yes When You Really Want to Say No

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Saying Yes When You Want to Say No How to Say No Respectfully and Courteously Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Do you often find yourself saying yes when you really want to say no? Do you feel as if saying no is unkind and selfish? Do you fear the …

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Personal Boundaries Build Healthy Relationships

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Personal Boundaries Building Healthy Relationships Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine How healthy are your personal boundaries? If that question is difficult for you to answer, you are not alone. Many people suffer from emotional pain and toxic relationships, symptoms of undefined personal boundaries, but do not recognize the …

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Emotional Boundaries Prevent Abuse

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Emotional Boundaries Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Written by Randi Fine How important are emotional boundaries in your interpersonal relationships? You may not know what the term “boundaries” means in that context or whether the emotional boundaries in your life are healthy or not.  That’s not uncommon. Many suffer life long emotional …

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Emotional Relationship Boundaries

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The Importance of Establishing Boundaries in Emotional Relationships This article written by John Stibbs came from the website Hidden Hurt, a UK site devoted to domestic abuse.  With his kind permission I offer it to you. A successful relationship is composed of two individuals each with a clearly defined sense of her or his own identity. …

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Confusion and Disappointment of Love Addiction

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Confusion and Disappointment of Love Addiction (Codependency Part One) written by Randi Fine Have you ever believed that you could love someone enough to fix whatever is wrong in their life? Do you have the ability or tendency to deny and rationalize away the obvious truths about the object of your affection, believing that your …

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Emotionally Needy Friends

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Creating Boundaries With Needy Friends Article Written by Randi Fine, Narcissistic Abuse Expert Friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts. It is a fulfilling relationship that is shared by two people who care about each other, trust each other, and want only the best for each other. A good friendship is honest, loyal, and truthful; …

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Spiritual Growth Does Not Include Tolerating Toxic People

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 Letting Go of Toxic People: See column on the right side of this website labeled Narcissistic Personality Disorder  for a complete  list of all NPD related articles and videos. When Staying in It Is Not More Spiritual Written by Nancy Colier for Huff Post Healthy Living We all have people in our lives who have …

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Codependent Tendencies Include Low Self Esteem

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Codependent Tendencies Your healing begins once you recognize and acknowledge your codependent tendencies. This list from the website Night Vision for Women clearly illuminates the pain and self esteem issues of those tendencies: My good feelings about who I am stem from being liked by you. My good feelings about who I am stem from receiving approval from you Your struggle …

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Kindness Codependency Contrasted

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The Difference Between Kindness and Codependency Written by Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D. “I just want to show people I love that I care, but I end up feeling resentful when they don’t do the same for me in return. If only people were as considerate toward me as I am toward them, I’d be a …

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