Taking Care of Yourself After Codependency

In my piece, 4 Steps to Overcoming Codependent Relationships, I highlighted four steps (Let truth be your guide; Cut the cords; Stand your ground; and Take care of yourself). All four of these steps are important to moving forward after the devastating effects of codependency. However, I wanted to expand further on the fourth step, where I urged you to take care of yourself, or learn how to take care of yourself.

I remember when I had done the first three steps and was entering into the fourth step, I was really lost. I was lost while in the codependent relationships, however, it didn't hit me hard until afterwards and it was time to look at my life and decide what I wanted to do with myself. And there were times that even if I did know what I wanted to do, I was lost as to how to get started. Therefore, I decided to revisit this particular step to throw out some possible solutions to this step that will at least get you started thinking about what to do next after you've managed to get yourself away from a codependent relationship. The following are merely suggestions as to what you can do to start taking care of yourself.

Suggestion #1: Join a Support Group. Codependents Anonymous is an excellent group. You can check them out here - www.coda.org to see if there is a group meeting near you. If not, there are many online support groups geared towards survivors of codependent relationships. If you can't find one of those you like, start your own online or local support group for codependents, I think you'll be surprised at how many people may actually participate in your support group.