CO-DEPENDENCY
Co-Dependency is a self-focused way of life in which a person, blind to his or her true self, continually reacts to others being controlled by and seeking to control their behavior, attitudes, and/or opinions, resulting in spiritual sterility, loss of authenticity and absence of intimacy.  A co-dependent person is “addicted,” not to a destructive substance, but to a destructive pattern of relating to other people, a pattern usually learned from childhood in an abusive or non-nurturing home.  Codependency holds a person hostage to other people’s behaviors, moods, or opinions, and the codependent bases his or her worth and actions on someone else’s life.  It’s a terrible bondage.   (From Bondage to Bonding, Nancy Groom)

TOPICS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THIS 16 WEEK GROUP ARE:

What does bondage look like?
   Helplessness, Feeling Worthless, Desperate to Control
   Determined to Stay Safe, Denial

Where does bondage come from?
    Longings, Losses, Self-Protection Pretense, Autonomous Independence

What is the route to bonding?
    Healing of Grief, Wonder of Grace, Freedom of Surrender

What does bonding look like?
    Free to Love and Forgive, Free to Abandon Denial
    Free to Relinquish Control, Free to Trust and Obey, Free to Risk and Suffer

 

CLASS LENGTH:  16 weeks, beginning August 2010
SESSION LENGTH: 1.25 hrs.
COST:  Please contact NCCC
LOCATION:  Faith Evangelical Free Church - 2315 Library Circle, Grand Forks, ND