Youngster's WAW Chooses OM, Now She's in Love!

[25yearsmlc]

[quote=westcoastfella]As to her symptoms, I was always very supportive and kind when these things happened. Our sex life was pretty abysmal for years

I don't think that I'm co-dependent on her. I think that I put too much emphasis on her and our R for my happiness,

This ^^^ IS co-dependent behavior.

which I'm working on, but I don't feel driven to be her "caretaker" or anything. I did grow up in an alcoholic household,

Me too. And it does affect us. Read up on Adult Children of Alcoholics sometime. I found it helpful when I was about your age. Went to a few meetings and

saw some adults still wallowing in their childhood pain BUT

i also saw a few reactions of MINE that stemmed from childhood and having a rageaholic dad...so i did work on those with a great T...