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Apr 2020
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Codependency and Hypervigilance

Lisa A. Romano
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Codependency is rooted in a deep sense of shame and powerlessness. Hypervigilance is tied to being on guard for the next attack. Adult children of alcoholics and or children of narcissists have been forced to leave their childhoods behind.

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