When u lose someone u depended on

I have been diagnosed with dependent personality disorder for a while. It's been a cycle in my life that i completely depend on one person from my exes till lastly my best friend. I was hopelessly dependent on her and needed to be with her as much as possible and we did spend lots of time together. I went to her for advice on the smallest littlest things she was always there for me. She cared so much for me.

The problem is she always warned me that certain things like drinking or stupid behaviour and she would leave me and never talk to me again. Well, in November I tried to commit suicide and she dropped me just like that. Realizing how dependent I was on her despite being a single mum of a 5 year old I am hurting so so much right now. It's like I'm stabbed in the heart every day every time I think of her and the regret and guilt is horrendous.

So where do I go from here? I'm actively seeking someone else to attach to but to no avail, me and that person has to 'click' for it to function. On the other hand I'm thinking here's a clean new slate and I can start fresh without being so dependent on anyone. My pain is however, that I miss having someone there for me and I'm finding it so hard to cope. On a further note I don't want this to happen again, what if i do find a new friendship that 'clicks' and i become overly attached to again, how do i stop that from happening? I'm very much in too minds, on one hand I desperately want and need someone on the other hand I want to be independent and capable of being on my own without feeling so alone.

Any advice on the subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Maybe you should see if this other person can be a therapist. T's will not leave you and will be able to help you become more independent.

That's a good idea, however the therapist I'm seeing is now saying that I'm a difficult person and that she doesn't want to get involved anymore so I've lost her too. But I'm not so cut up about that because I didn't like her that much anyway. I can't afford a private T and I haven't got a medical card to get a free one. So I'm stuck basically. But as soon as I get a medical card I will try to find a new T.

So sorry to hear you are going through all of this.

Holly ****! Your therapist is an incompetent. Have you got any possibility to work with another?
I can't give you much insight. I also have a great dependency on people, I have just discovered how strong it is. I'm going to go to therapy for that.

Perhaps it's stupid but the only thing comes to my mind now is trying to see these people in a more realistic way. And trying to set some boundaries that you are not, anyway, to cross.
I'm sorry, I would like to help you bc I hear your pain but...

Thank you for your kind words!! It's been nearly 5 months now and I'm slowly getting over it all but only recently like say the past two weeks. First I went down a really bad way and did a lot of stupid things I went on a right bender. But I'm putting myself back together now and yes I'm starting to picture her in a more realistic way as opposed to idealizing her. Wounds do heal with time. But I have a long way to go. I appreciate your comment though.

I invite you to come with me and we both can help us to overcome the dependency issues. It's funny because I attended yesterday to a course in my school and the speaker told about this topic. The need to give a step to independency and begin to take responsabilities on our own choices.
I will write a thread about it. Not now, bc I'm a bit busy grading my kids but I will do it.
It's now that I realized that I had dependency issues, a friend put me in the clue and if I look at the past, it makes sense.

What I wanna tell you now is that it's good to be awared of the issues we have to work on. That doesn't make you a faulty person, on the contrary.

Hugs!

I'm interested in this thread you will write please link it to me if you can. Many thanks. Hugs!

Hello!
I don't see myself qualify to talk about something I'm learning, but if you google Stephen Covey the seven habits, you will find a link that allow you to download the book in PDF format for free.

It's horrible :/ I've had it with nearly every person I've depended on and it never gets any easier. Usually they gets freaked out or fed up with me being so 'intense', and ask me not to contact them again. It's like being punched in the stomach and everything's sucked out, if that makes sense? Mega vertigo. I used to be really bad at dealing with it and would end up having a relapse of eating disorder behaviours to cope with the feelings, but am gradually getting better at it. Writing definitely helps, and (for me) running. So hard though :/

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I don't give advice so I'll just say what I did and am still doing to overcome Dependency (Codependency).
I entered some cheap or inexpensive 12 step support groups and discovered where my dependency originated, which helped a lot. Then I went to a Self-esteem workshop and learned how to bolster my damaged/lagging self esteem (still working on that) and, finally I went to some Spiritual type groups where I learned about Non-duality and the Self vs. the little, personal self/ego. All of these groups and teachings have made it perfectly clear to me that it's up to me to find my own independence and security and NOT find it in someone or something else, as I was trained to do as child. The story of how I was trained to be Codependent is long but the solution is short = become my own loving parent! So that is what I work on nearly all the time now that my late wife is no longer here to guide, protect and LEAD me.

That perfectly describes the relationship I had with my late wife and also my older brother as a child.

And I'd imagine your "situation" has a HORRENDOUS impact on your 5 year old! I'd be thinking of my child if I were you.

I went looking for and found help in 12 step support groups and some therapist but mostly at groups as I noticed that a lot of therapists and NOT very helpful.

IMO and experience, that is your best option and will also be best for your 5 year old child.

IMO and experience, the pain may be reduced by going to support groups and then you will be able to "stop that from happening" in the future once you have obtained a little more self respect and LOVE. This will have a huge, beneficial effect on your 5 year old child, IMO.

I found all the help and support I needed in 12 step support groups. Being helped and encouraged by others, who are working on their problems, is way more powerful than sitting with some "perfect", "superior" and "wise" therapist, IMO and experience. Good luck.

I would only add to be extremely self aware of your vulnerability at this time, and the 13 steppers in "support" groups, keep yourself healthy, TLC, there are lots of online resources. In my experiences to this date, it can be a time of reflection, and re-creating, questioning, and opportunity, mini steps to self respect, worth and value that's a key. In addition presence to your young child also. Be the best you and model what you need. I read somewhere: we learn to practice what we most need: compassion, hope, love, acceptance. You got this.

Jade