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Famous Quotes By David Stafford

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Sunday 8 August. The next day it declared: 'Workers! You — David Stafford

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Whenever you feel compelled to put others first at the expense of yourself, you are denying your own reality, your own identity. — David Stafford

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To summarise so far, Step One says I can't; Step Two says: I am not alone; Step Three says: I can be helped. Step Four and Five call for honesty and openness, and action to shed our secrets. In Steps Six and Seven, we take full responsibility for our problems and shortcomings (NOT the same as taking blame) and get help from our 'higher power', in order to change ourselves. Steps Eight and Nine ask for amends to be made to those we have injured or hurt - often a very hard and painful thing to do. — David Stafford

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Alcoholism is above all a disease of denial. — David Stafford

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Non-alcoholic ways in which parents may not 'be there' for the children can include:
- violence and sexual abuse
- workholism
- gambling
- transquilliser addiction-
- womanizing
- frequent journeys abroad
- death
- suicide
- being unemployed or unemployable
- frequent hospitalisation
- mental or physical handicap
- excessive religiosity
- rigid rules and regulations
- homes where children are never allowed to be themselves but must always be pleasing to adults — David Stafford

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But codependency is inappropriate, over-the-top loyalty, caring and supportiveness. — David Stafford

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Resist trying to be what other people want you to be. Anyone in your life who tries to change you is really saying: as I can't control myself I will try and control you. By the same token, don't attempt to control other people's behaviour - it's not your place. — David Stafford

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Recovery [from codependency] may not always be comfortable at first for the other people in one's life. But it is always worth it because, actually, nobody ever respects a 'doormat'. — David Stafford

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If you ever feel the person in your life needs rescuing, particularly from him or herself - beware. Codependency is rearing its head again. — David Stafford