by Sherry Gaba | Nov 21, 2017 | Codependency, Fear, Obsessive Love, Relationships
Maybe you have never wondered why you feel so sad when a relationship ends, but I do, especially if I know the relationship was not making me happy. The conclusion I have come to is that when a relationship ends, I feel separation anxiety. I feel the same way I did...
by Sherry Gaba | Nov 8, 2017 | Codependency, Relationships
When you break up with someone, whether it was you who did the breaking up or not, it is absolutely vital that you make no contact with your ex. That means not even a text or a phone call or a drive by their house. No leaving voice messages or responding if your ex...
by Sherry Gaba | Aug 23, 2017 | Codependency, Narcissism, Obsessive Love, Psychotherapy, Relationships
One of the most common mistakes people make these days is trying to find a partner when they are coming from a wounded place. By this I mean they were either neglected or abused—sometimes both. If they were wounded as a child, they should deal with this before they...
by Sherry Gaba | Jun 27, 2017 | Abuse, Codependency, Psychotherapy
If you were to be asked to immediately write down the first 5 words that come to your mind to describe yourself, what would those words be? Would they be different if you knew you had to share them than if you were the only person that would even see the text on the...
by Sherry Gaba | Jan 19, 2017 | Codependency, Fear, Relationships, Stress
When I started my recovery, my life was full of tons of failed relationships. Time after time, an issue would arise, and the friendship would be over. When an issue arose, I would either run for the hills, or suffer in silence and pretend there was not a problem....
by Sherry Gaba | Jan 2, 2017 | Codependency, Relationships
We all have people we are attached to. Some attachments are different than others – for instance, the attachment to our parents will be different than the attachment to our friends or partners. As love addicts and codependents, however, we often find ourselves...
