Thanks Cat and Donna. I'm not suicidal and I still am not convinced that I'm co-dependant. I think I'm more vulnerable, trusting and quite niave' more than anything. Emotional abuse, narrcissism, verbal abuse are all new words and experiences for me. Yeah, there were explosive fights between mom and dad, but up until now, I don't think it ever affected me, so it's hard to put the blame anything on my childhood. I've always been very strong. This is kicking my butt and I'm not quite sure why.