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Codependency is defined as someone who exhibits too much, and often inappropriate, caring for another person's struggles. A codependent person may try to change, or feel shame about their most private thoughts and feelings if they conflict with the other person's struggles. If you are on a journey towards self-love, this support group is for you. Join us and find others...
Part of this codependent journey for me is questioning what type of involvement I want in most things.
Today, I felt it was in the best interest of many to report a wreckless driver. Typically, if someone speeds by us while we are driving, I mutter under my breath and watch them disappear into the horizon. Today's speeder was swerving everywhere, and chose to turn around and continue drag racing down the highway multiple times. Was I worried for us? Not so much. However, the thought of this happening in front of a semi did worry me.
I had 3 calls with an officer, who was not in the area but did his best to stay updated. In the end, the driver was let go with a warning. Nothing against the cop. I don't have a dash cam, and the driver wasn't drinking. The remainder of our trip home, I prayed that he chose to drive safe. Too many people believe they are invincible.
I don't characterize myself as a busy body. But I admit that there was a tinge of disappointment at the end of this. My two younger teens were in the back seat, and we spoke about the incident.
I could feel my body questioning what control I have. So when we got home, I cleaned. I breathed. I reminded myself that I did the best I could in that situation, from a place of concern.
At the same time, it certainly wasn't my usual cup of tea.
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My day...today...misplaced my debit card...didn't realize it until I got to the register after shopping to a full cart. Used a different debit card and pulled apart everything looking for missing debit card before I left parking lot. Got home, dropped keys. So now I have a missing debit card, missing keys. A full cartload to unload and put away. I got everything put away.Dumped purse for a...
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I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...
No, we can't control other drivers but we are talking a safety issue here. I would say codependence would be more if you forced this guy to stop and pulled out your weapon and tried to make him drive properly by force. Which would not fix or change this driver or end up in a positive ending.
You did what you do have control over, call 911 and report it. I think you did "the right thing."
I also tend to doubt or second guess myself. When we do this, I think we have to remind ourselves not to use unhelpful thinking or stinking thinking.