Codependency and Addiction

What Are Control Issues and Codependency?

Codependency is a psychological condition in which a person consistently puts other people's needs before their own. This is a learned behaviour that results from unhealthy patterns of connection, which are frequently connected to a loved one's substance abuse. People who have gone through trauma, particularly physical, romantic, or verbal abuse as a result of a loved one's addiction or mental illness, are highly susceptible to codependency as well as control issues. Codependency is frequently inherited from generations of dysfunctional family ties.

The term "codependent" was formerly "co-alcoholic." With the word "dependent" referring to chemical dependency, it became "codependent" to include those associated with drug addicts. Rehabs work with patients to clarify the intricate causes of addiction and codependency.

Codependency's harmful effects and control problems

Codependency and control problems may have a variety of detrimental effects. Codependents frequently feel out of control because they spend so much time trying to please and pacify others in order to prevent bad things from happening. When the need to exert control becomes overwhelming, it is typically channelled into actions that have the potential to become obligatory. Alcohol, illegal substances, food, or sex may be used by codependents as a form of emotional numbing. To tame the turmoil they experience internally, they might try to control others or there own surroundings.

People who are codependent may become involved in addiction or additional unhealthy relationships. Because of how strongly they react to being taken care of, they might draw impulsive, needy, and erratic individuals. Uncontrolled codependency and control issues can lead to broken or toxic relationships, poor decision-making, adverse consequences, and personal loss.

What Makes Codependency Risky?

When one or both people in a codependent relationship are dependent on drugs or alcohol, it can be very dangerous. Until something changes, the destructive cycle of substance misuse and codependent behaviour will continue. Unfortunate events like job loss, divorce, overdose, or car accidents can happen. The best way to end the vicious cycle is to get help for both your addiction and codependency.

We Provide Successful Codependency Treatment

Call Sunrise Rehab today for complete information about our effective, life-saving addiction treatment if you or a member of your family is addicted to drugs or alcohol or is caught in a codependent relationship. For more than 10 years, we have been offering effective addiction rehab in Cape Town.