This piece struck me in two ways: it’s an excellent clinical examination of the dynamic structures of codependency. As a codependent I take it to heart!! At the same time, the clinical language you employ propelled me up into my head and the temptation to “fix” myself. For me, healing comes from yes, understanding my diagnosis, but mental understanding can be fuel for overthinking. For me, healing lives in going into my body, and daring to allow Love in its manifest forms into my awareness. Love can be stern, tender, corrective, so many things—but it’s never clinical.