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Codependency is a compulsion to control and rescue others by fixing their problems. Codependency is trying to make a sick person well, but ending up sick yourself.

Codependency results in:

1. A lack of objectivity
2. A warped sense of responsibility
3. Being controlled and being a controller
4. Conflicting emotions of hurt, anger, guilt and loneliness.

“The fear of man brings a snare…”
Proverbs 29:25

Among others, there are four basic fears of mankind:

1. Fear of failure
2. Fear of rejection
3. Fear of punishment
4. Fear of feelings of shame.

“…the fear of the Lord is a fountain of life that one may avoid the snares of death.”
Proverbs 14:26

Five Ingredients for Emotional Healing

1. Habit
2. Affirmation
   
3. Biblical Thinking
4. Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
5. Time