Do you identify with any of these signs? Which ones? I'm curious to know! Don't forget to download the guide for tips on how to begin shifting your behavior and how you relate to others: www.terricole.com/5-traits-of-high-functioning-codependency-guide
Excellent episode. Just got your book and I can already feel it soothing my soul. To FINALLY learn and understand why I do what I do especially when I think I’m being kind or helpful but really steamrolling over another 😮. I’m excited to get on the other side of HFC so that I can truly be present for myself. Thank you!
I hit the wall in perimenopause and lost many old friends. I swung so far to the opposite of nice that people left me for good. 😢I was and still am in disbelief that they didn’t have compassion. A bigger truth is that for 50 years I didn’t have compassion for myself and did the over functioning nice person thing so well that i scared people when i flipped out. I am learning to accept myself because the other way was never enough. No more sucking it up; no more driving in their lane. Hard lessons but ultimately for my growth. Thank you for your videos as i feel less alone and more hopeful.
I’m right here with you! 50 years old, and menopause rage has been a very powerful antidote to my previous people pleasing ways. Some of those relationships just needed to be shed, though, it feels very liberating to me. The ones that remain, and the new ones coming in are way more authentic.
Just watched you with Mark Groves and ordered your book within 5 minutes in. I had goosebumps the entire video. I truly believe discovering you and this topic is going to change my life. I had no idea that HFC has been the cause of my relationship issues. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You nailed it with this episode Terri! The part about hitting the wall from over giving/peri/menopause was exactly what happened to me and led me to your work. As women in the US and in religious circles we really are cultured to self- abandon and over give. Thank you for the gift of your work.❤
Thanks so much for sharing Terri ❤ In my own experiences, comparing with losing inauthentic friends or long time friends that are not aligned with my authentic truthful self, what shocked me the most was how much I felt the need to behave according to what I thought was others’ expectations for them to “feel” that I’m safe to be around (what does that even mean right, if I was to be accepted by anyone or not is always about how much acceptance I offer myself, how much I value and validate self, others’ acceptance or validations could then be there or not, I’m not holding breath on that) So this helped me waking up as I realised no amount of losing inauthentic friends long time or short time mattered comparing with me treating self well and focusing on my own well-being.
I'm happy that you've found liberation, but, I'm sad for you because I'm dealing with a situation where I didn't know I've activated this IDGAF mindset and it seems like there's no hope at all. I am with a people pleaser who is guilty of self abandonment and it absolutely kills me to see her like this and that I've apparently driven her to the edge.
Self sacrificing Self abandoning High functioning co dependency can break you 💔 If you over extend and do too much There is hope 🙏🏼 TY Terri Cole for embracing boundaries to keep your Peace and save your sanity 👌🏼😎
This is Day #2 of me being out in the world after listening to and learning from a bunch of your HFC videos! IT IS SO EXCITING and FUN and RESTORATIVE! I actually ask questions now instead of giving solutions!!!! What a concept!!! Thank you Terri!!!!
You are probably blowing minds!! 🎉😂 I have a few people who I know will NOT ask me a question even if their own wellbeing relies on it. It is quite interesting for me, to watch how they work around it. Your life is about to be way easier!
I love your enthusiasm, Sherri ❤️❤️ Woohoo! I'm so glad my videos are helping! Asking expansive questions is huge and can really help us stay on our side of the street.
Teri, discovering your youtube channel has been life affirming and life changing for me. I am an empath who grew up with a mom with really poor boundaries. Boundaries were never modelled for me. I have been through a handful of narcissistic relationships and struggled with boundaries with family, friends and work. It has a huge impact on my life I can't tell you how much learning this stuff is helping me in my life. Just simply learning to say No to things. Not feeling the guilt. Being so afraid of confrontation and being a people pleaser. It results in a lot of resentment in life, anger, resentment. These conversations are so needed ❤
“There’s no curing it” this was actually comforting to hear. I find I resolve these traits in one area of life only to transfer them to another. I relate to all signs Looking forward to recovery 💛
Autoimmune disease, immunocompromised, the covid pandemic (and being high-risk), and pre-menopause has definently been a spiritual awakening. Thank You Terri Cole.
I’m grateful that I can recognize HFC traits in myself these days… very helpful thank you Terri. I can detach with love (for myself too!) these days! ❤🙏🏼
This is all me! Like this at work, at home, in a friendship I lost! I’m trying to set healthy boundaries and it’s hard because I don’t know how to turn it off! Trying not to isolate myself, being such a huge introvert! I’m persevering nonetheless!
This is so me. It feels so good to know that I am not alone. Somewhere last year I discovered I was codependent and started working on it. Its been difficult to come across acknowledgement of such struggles, let alone help for it. I came across you on the Diary of An Empath podcast and got a copy of your Boundary Boss book. I literally got to the section on HFC yesterday, and was amazed that such an exact description of me existed. And then I saw this video and I was like wow! Thank you for what you’re doing! ❤
I definitely tick every one of those criteria. Every single one you mentioned actually. I also noticed that in my very late thirties and right through my forties now, things have been reaching a crescendo where something has seriously got to change. I literally don’t know where the lines are between caring and wanting to help someone and when to step back because I’m overdoing it. It’s so ingrained within me to be this way that I almost don’t even know how to do things differently but I know I need to. I’m very glad I’ll have a copy of your new book with me in 4 weeks. I know I’m going to find the content so incredibly valuable.
I see you and feel you on this ❤️❤️ Did you catch last week's podcast episode? I detail where the line is between caring/just being nice and being controlling (because that's what it is). It's here: ua-cam.com/video/nl5IzujtNUc/v-deo.html Some helpful shortcuts: "Is this my side of the street? Or the other person's side? Am I robbing them of their sovereignty? Of their right to make decisions and be the hero of their own story? Am I inserting myself as their solution? Did they ask for my help? What do THEY think they should do?" If someone does ask for your help, you can always check with them to see how they specifically want to be supported. I do go more in-depth in the book, though, so glad to hear you've pre-ordered ❤️
I am very guilty of this and I need to stop it. My family trained me to jump to help others. I went out with a guy enmeshed with his mom. Attracted like moth to flame, until I had enough of her toxic meddling ways.(His too).
No, more like I am out of equation. If I wanted to help I was thwarted. My adult children are just starting to see me as a person with their own likes and dislikes. Do I have a right to those things, even my own opinions? Yes, I believe I do. My situation wasn't where I was pre marriage, in that I had career goals. I became a sidecar again, instead of my own driver. Any urgency I feel now is to support my children and grandchildren when asked is IF it is out of duty because of what has happened. I've always valued each of my children and their differences. I've have stayed quiet about things because I felt it wasn't my place. I feel like life is the best teacher and I feel bad that some of us have to learn the hard way. I shut down because of the harsh control and the backhandedness I was experiencing.
Hi Terri, thanks very much for this episode. Very helpful. I have Boundary Boss in audio, hardback, and ebook. Obviously, I am a fan! I have two comments/questions in response to today's post: 1) do you ever treat folks with ADHD? I am an English teacher and in scholarly work, we consider "intersectionality." I am not sure I have seen intersectionality/impact of dual diagnoses w/r/t codependency. Some of the challenges faced in ADHD play right into codependency--focus on the immediate thing (others' problems), difficulty organizing (disordered boundaries), etc. In some ways, codependent behavior is a day at the beach if you have ADHD--your whole life can be organized around others' crises so you don't have to try to organize yourself or look at your own issues! 2) It is striking that the vast majority of people who engage in dialogue on this topic are women. If I could describe the ideal woman in the Irish catholic neighborhood I grew up in during the late 1960s/70s, it would be sacrificing body, mind, and soul for others. With culture even now reinforcing codependent behaviors in women and girls, how can we be strong without being considered one of those other kinds of women (ie bitchy, selfish)? Thanks again for all of your work, peace,
Thank you so much for this comment and your questions, Elizabeth! (And for being a fan of my work ❤️) I do not specifically treat folks with ADHD, but very much relate to "your whole life can be organized around others' crises so you don't have to try to organize yourself or look at your own issues." For sure, in my early life, my HFC tendencies let me off the hook because I was so busy focusing on others I didn't have to focus on my own issues! I definitely agree with your second point, too- many of us were raised and praised to be self-abandoning codependents. But I think there's a misconception that setting boundaries makes us bitchy or selfish. We can set boundaries with love, when appropriate. I'm actually answering a question like this in next week's podcast, but having gone through Boundary Boss, I think you'll know my answer! Boundaries are a bridge to deeper intimacy in our relationships. They protect us and the people we love. There's nothing selfish about that. ❤️ Unfortunately, we cannot control how others perceive us, or how they receive our boundaries, even if we're gentle about it. That's just not our side of the street!
I fit all the things you’ve described. needed this. Can’t wait to get the new book. Will it be on Audible ? I feel like I’m dying inside physically and emotionally. Upon menopause as you mentioned, I really hit bottom. I had to take early retirement after 30 years of teaching. I was getting my health back and taking better care. Then my mom had a major stroke. Since then I haven’t been able to get balance. I don’t know how not to run to the call to action. She’s in assisted living but I still oversee. Like this last weekend she was taken to ER in ambulance and admitted to hospital. If I don’t micromanage her care. Who will ? Medical system is broken. Health care providers are spread too thin. I’m trying to see big pic and deal only with the immediate tasks at hand. It’s hard to know what of all this she could be doing herself. I’m in therapy. I’m suffering. I’m so sad and wiped out. Thanks for your support. Bless you. 🙏❤️
Yes, I recorded an audio version! I am witnessing you with SO much compassion and sending love and strength your way ❤️ I understand- when my mother was diagnosed with cancer in the middle of the pandemic it was incredibly difficult for me to step back. (And I had three sisters who could help out and did.) Crises like this have a way of shining a huge spotlight on HFC tendencies. So glad to hear you're in therapy and I hope my videos can bring you some comfort until the book is out. I would also encourage you to take time for yourself, even if it's seconds here and there. You are worth it. ❤️
I agree with what you said “ Crises like this have a way of shining a huge spotlight on HFC tendencies. ” This is sooo true. As painful as it is, i’m going to take this as a blessing and opportunity to heal and finally release some of these unhealthy tendencies. Thank you for sharing your story about your mom and I’m sorry it went through that. I have one brother and I’ve felt bad because I lash out at him for not putting in the same effort I do. Then I hate myself for attacking him. Yesterday he said something that hit home, but it’s hard to accept. He said what you do is not sustainable and he’s right. Thanks again for all you do. Take good care of yourself. You are loved.❤️🙏
What you said -I would also encourage you to take time for yourself, even if it's seconds here and there. You are worth it. ❤️ IS VERY HELPFUL. Thank you.
I can totally relate, and seem to have reached a point of no return via knowing better, and now doing better. And by the way, your hair looks lovely Ms.Terri👌
Im so grateful God exposed me to your interviews that helped me to realize that I have been a HFC for my almost 27 years of living. I’m officially in recovery. thank you.
Interesting walking along the beach and seeing some people that I know, and some people that I don't. I watched as my energy does a reading on them and I start to take on their challenges. So it's possible I seems to do this HFC compulsion even energetically without even needing to Physically help them. This is a big wow for me. I feel like somewhere along the line I've signed a contract that I will embody and transmute the negativities of others. This compulsion has been robbing me of my Joy and I have been working 24 seven and overwhelmed by this. it is the same with someone is displeased with me or angry. It has in the past absolutely consumed me and I have drowned in this energy and have to put everything into recovering from this. It's not even mine. I am saying in the past because from this moment I declare my freedom from this
Just discovered you today and watched 2 videos back to back. Bam 💥 you totally pinned 2 of my issues that I’ve just started to seriously explore and unpack. Can’t wait to learn more, utilize your resources, and heal well. Thank you! Do you offer 1:1 therapy for new clients at this time?
So glad you found my channel, Nicole 💕 I don't offer 1:1 sessions anymore as I'm trying to reach more folks, but I do have a membership with weekly group Q&A calls that also includes access to my courses in case you'd like to check it out: terricole.com/tcm
@@terri_cole Terri please help me. I am reading your books and I realized I am getting codependency attacks. Is this a thing? A sudden urge out of nowhere to 'go and handle a situation that is all out of control' or 'anxiety over not being able to manage this past situation so I bring it back' but so much anxiety happening here as if it is happening in the now as if I am looking for ways 'TO DO' something about NOTHING because these urges are for things that happened years ago and these people moved on but I can't seem to because of codependency. I still feel like doing things for these a*holes who did nothing for me to try to get them to finally do something for me and get closer to me. I don 't want to do anything impulsive tho. I don't want to determine my value from these people's point of view but I am almost addicted here. How do I treat these sudden attacks or withdrawals? Should I treat them like panic attacks?
I see you, Karen ❤️ It's possible to change one step at a time. Be gentle with yourself and give yourself a lot of grace. It's amazing just to have the awareness of these behaviors!
Thank you for asking! It usually comes out in other countries slightly after it debuts in the US. I recommend checking the Amazon listing for your country as it'll say when the book is due out there. ❤️
Thank you for a great episod. Every time I talk with somebody at phone I am the person who says that er have to say good bye so They can Eat or What they planning. Do you have an idea About that? Greetings from sweden
I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching ❤️ Are you asking about how to end a phone conversation with grace? You could say something like, "It was so great chatting with you, I have to run now, but let's catch up soon! I'll message you." If not, please elaborate as I want to make sure I answer you properly!
@@terri_cole I feel that it sounds like I always says goodbye so they can do what they need. It is bettet that I say that I need to eat or that I Want to take a Wall. I am not respondible for their dat😊
I think what's important might be tuning in to how you feel about it. Do you actually want to end the conversation when you do? Or does it feel like you should? What if you asked the other person, "I want to be respectful of your time. When might you need to go?"
Do you identify with any of these signs? Which ones? I'm curious to know! Don't forget to download the guide for tips on how to begin shifting your behavior and how you relate to others: www.terricole.com/5-traits-of-high-functioning-codependency-guide
Excellent episode. Just got your book and I can already feel it soothing my soul. To FINALLY learn and understand why I do what I do especially when I think I’m being kind or helpful but really steamrolling over another 😮. I’m excited to get on the other side of HFC so that I can truly be present for myself. Thank you!
I am so happy to hear it's resonating with you, Traci! I'm excited for you, too ❤️❤️
I hit the wall in perimenopause and lost many old friends. I swung so far to the opposite of nice that people left me for good. 😢I was and still am in disbelief that they didn’t have compassion. A bigger truth is that for 50 years I didn’t have compassion for myself and did the over functioning nice person thing so well that i scared people when i flipped out. I am learning to accept myself because the other way was never enough. No more sucking it up; no more driving in their lane. Hard lessons but ultimately for my growth. Thank you for your videos as i feel less alone and more hopeful.
I am witnessing you with compassion. Thank you for sharing 💕
I am going through the same right now, everyone is in disbelief of who I have become...They can't accept that. It is so lonely...But it's worth it
Sending love @purplefler4579 ❤️
I’m right here with you!
50 years old, and menopause rage has been a very powerful antidote to my previous people pleasing ways. Some of those relationships just needed to be shed, though, it feels very liberating to me. The ones that remain, and the new ones coming in are way more authentic.
Sometimes the tower has to topple to rebuild. Let go and let God walk with you 🙏🏼🕊️💞 I was lost but now I'm found
Just watched you with Mark Groves and ordered your book within 5 minutes in. I had goosebumps the entire video. I truly believe discovering you and this topic is going to change my life. I had no idea that HFC has been the cause of my relationship issues. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I am so glad to hear it resonated with you 💕 I hope you enjoy Too Much!!
You nailed it with this episode Terri! The part about hitting the wall from over giving/peri/menopause was exactly what happened to me and led me to your work. As women in the US and in religious circles we really are cultured to self-
abandon and over give. Thank you for the gift of your work.❤
Menopause is the great crap filter😂
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and yes! Thank you for sharing ❤️
Thanks so much for sharing Terri ❤
In my own experiences, comparing with losing inauthentic friends or long time friends that are not aligned with my authentic truthful self, what shocked me the most was how much I felt the need to behave according to what I thought was others’ expectations for them to “feel” that I’m safe to be around (what does that even mean right, if I was to be accepted by anyone or not is always about how much acceptance I offer myself, how much I value and validate self, others’ acceptance or validations could then be there or not, I’m not holding breath on that) So this helped me waking up as I realised no amount of losing inauthentic friends long time or short time mattered comparing with me treating self well and focusing on my own well-being.
Yes, this is such an important point and realization ❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing!
I’m at the no f..ks to give phase, and I like it🥂
Right on!! 🙌🙌🙌
I'm happy that you've found liberation, but, I'm sad for you because I'm dealing with a situation where I didn't know I've activated this IDGAF mindset and it seems like there's no hope at all. I am with a people pleaser who is guilty of self abandonment and it absolutely kills me to see her like this and that I've apparently driven her to the edge.
Self sacrificing
Self abandoning
High functioning co dependency can break you 💔
If you over extend and do too much
There is hope 🙏🏼
TY Terri Cole for embracing boundaries to keep your Peace and save your sanity 👌🏼😎
This is Day #2 of me being out in the world after listening to and learning from a bunch of your HFC videos! IT IS SO EXCITING and FUN and RESTORATIVE! I actually ask questions now instead of giving solutions!!!! What a concept!!! Thank you Terri!!!!
You are probably blowing minds!! 🎉😂
I have a few people who I know will NOT ask me a question even if their own wellbeing relies on it. It is quite interesting for me, to watch how they work around it. Your life is about to be way easier!
I love your enthusiasm, Sherri ❤️❤️ Woohoo! I'm so glad my videos are helping! Asking expansive questions is huge and can really help us stay on our side of the street.
Teri, discovering your youtube channel has been life affirming and life changing for me.
I am an empath who grew up with a mom with really poor boundaries. Boundaries were never modelled for me.
I have been through a handful of narcissistic relationships and struggled with boundaries with family, friends and work. It has a huge impact on my life
I can't tell you how much learning this stuff is helping me in my life.
Just simply learning to say No to things. Not feeling the guilt. Being so afraid of confrontation and being a people pleaser.
It results in a lot of resentment in life, anger, resentment.
These conversations are so needed ❤
I am so glad you found your way here ❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing!
“There’s no curing it” this was actually comforting to hear. I find I resolve these traits in one area of life only to transfer them to another.
I relate to all signs
Looking forward to recovery 💛
I'm so glad it resonated ❤️ thank you for sharing!
Autoimmune disease, immunocompromised, the covid pandemic (and being high-risk), and pre-menopause has definently been a spiritual awakening. Thank You Terri Cole.
Sending love ❤️
LOVE the book title, by the way! Many of us believed the lie, that we were too much.
❤️❤️❤️
Are we too much or are they not enough ? 🤔
Over giving = Under receiving
Boundaries are embraced to empower us to support ourselves to prioritize ourselves ❣️
Eye opener for those that Over give and Under receive 👀
I’m grateful that I can recognize HFC traits in myself these days… very helpful thank you Terri. I can detach with love (for myself too!) these days! ❤🙏🏼
Amazing, Richard 🙌🙌🙌
This is all me! Like this at work, at home, in a friendship I lost! I’m trying to set healthy boundaries and it’s hard because I don’t know how to turn it off! Trying not to isolate myself, being such a huge introvert! I’m persevering nonetheless!
This is so me. It feels so good to know that I am not alone. Somewhere last year I discovered I was codependent and started working on it. Its been difficult to come across acknowledgement of such struggles, let alone help for it. I came across you on the Diary of An Empath podcast and got a copy of your Boundary Boss book. I literally got to the section on HFC yesterday, and was amazed that such an exact description of me existed. And then I saw this video and I was like wow! Thank you for what you’re doing! ❤
I am so glad my work is coming to you at the exact right time you needed it ❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing, and you are SO not alone!
@@terri_cole❤❤❤
❤ been doing boundaries. It's been really hard but I'm doing it! ❤ thank you Teri Cole
You got this, Amy 🙌🙌
Hi Terri. Denise Talarico here from Hackensack High. Love your podcasts!! You look great.
I definitely tick every one of those criteria. Every single one you mentioned actually. I also noticed that in my very late thirties and right through my forties now, things have been reaching a crescendo where something has seriously got to change. I literally don’t know where the lines are between caring and wanting to help someone and when to step back because I’m overdoing it. It’s so ingrained within me to be this way that I almost don’t even know how to do things differently but I know I need to. I’m very glad I’ll have a copy of your new book with me in 4 weeks. I know I’m going to find the content so incredibly valuable.
I see you and feel you on this ❤️❤️ Did you catch last week's podcast episode? I detail where the line is between caring/just being nice and being controlling (because that's what it is). It's here: ua-cam.com/video/nl5IzujtNUc/v-deo.html
Some helpful shortcuts: "Is this my side of the street? Or the other person's side? Am I robbing them of their sovereignty? Of their right to make decisions and be the hero of their own story? Am I inserting myself as their solution? Did they ask for my help? What do THEY think they should do?" If someone does ask for your help, you can always check with them to see how they specifically want to be supported.
I do go more in-depth in the book, though, so glad to hear you've pre-ordered ❤️
Teri, I love your playfulness when you explain these dynamics. Thanks for your work.
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Great information. Thank you 🥰
You're so welcome ❤️
I am very guilty of this and I need to stop it. My family trained me to jump to help others. I went out with a guy enmeshed with his mom. Attracted like moth to flame, until I had enough of her toxic meddling ways.(His too).
I see you, Rebecca ❤️ So many of us were trained to be this way from an early age!
Thank you so much for your channel! Hello from Brazil
You're so welcome, thanks for watching!
No, more like I am out of equation. If I wanted to help I was thwarted. My adult children are just starting to see me as a person with their own likes and dislikes. Do I have a right to those things, even my own opinions? Yes, I believe I do.
My situation wasn't where I was pre marriage, in that I had career goals. I became a sidecar again, instead of my own driver.
Any urgency I feel now is to support my children and grandchildren when asked is IF it is out of duty because of what has happened.
I've always valued each of my children and their differences. I've have stayed quiet about things because I felt it wasn't my place. I feel like life is the best teacher and I feel bad that some of us have to learn the hard way.
I shut down because of the harsh control and the backhandedness I was experiencing.
I see you 💕 Thank you for sharing.
Hi Terri, thanks very much for this episode. Very helpful. I have Boundary Boss in audio, hardback, and ebook. Obviously, I am a fan! I have two comments/questions in response to today's post: 1) do you ever treat folks with ADHD? I am an English teacher and in scholarly work, we consider "intersectionality." I am not sure I have seen intersectionality/impact of dual diagnoses w/r/t codependency. Some of the challenges faced in ADHD play right into codependency--focus on the immediate thing (others' problems), difficulty organizing (disordered boundaries), etc. In some ways, codependent behavior is a day at the beach if you have ADHD--your whole life can be organized around others' crises so you don't have to try to organize yourself or look at your own issues! 2) It is striking that the vast majority of people who engage in dialogue on this topic are women. If I could describe the ideal woman in the Irish catholic neighborhood I grew up in during the late 1960s/70s, it would be sacrificing body, mind, and soul for others. With culture even now reinforcing codependent behaviors in women and girls, how can we be strong without being considered one of those other kinds of women (ie bitchy, selfish)? Thanks again for all of your work, peace,
Thank you so much for this comment and your questions, Elizabeth! (And for being a fan of my work ❤️) I do not specifically treat folks with ADHD, but very much relate to "your whole life can be organized around others' crises so you don't have to try to organize yourself or look at your own issues." For sure, in my early life, my HFC tendencies let me off the hook because I was so busy focusing on others I didn't have to focus on my own issues!
I definitely agree with your second point, too- many of us were raised and praised to be self-abandoning codependents. But I think there's a misconception that setting boundaries makes us bitchy or selfish. We can set boundaries with love, when appropriate. I'm actually answering a question like this in next week's podcast, but having gone through Boundary Boss, I think you'll know my answer! Boundaries are a bridge to deeper intimacy in our relationships. They protect us and the people we love. There's nothing selfish about that. ❤️ Unfortunately, we cannot control how others perceive us, or how they receive our boundaries, even if we're gentle about it. That's just not our side of the street!
@@terri_cole What can I say to that? You are AWESOME--a gift. Thank you so much for your work, xo
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I needed this video thank you so much 🎉Ms Terri
So glad it resonated 💕
Hello I’m new and I enjoy it a lot!! Thanks for all the knowledge 😊
Welcome, glad to have you here! ❤️
I fit all the things you’ve described. needed this. Can’t wait to get the new book. Will it be on Audible ?
I feel like I’m dying inside physically and emotionally. Upon menopause as you mentioned, I really hit bottom. I had to take early retirement after 30 years of teaching. I was getting my health back and taking better care. Then my mom had a major stroke. Since then I haven’t been able to get balance. I don’t know how not to run to the call to action. She’s in assisted living but I still oversee. Like this last weekend she was taken to ER in ambulance and admitted to hospital. If I don’t micromanage her care. Who will ? Medical system is broken. Health care providers are spread too thin. I’m trying to see big pic and deal only with the immediate tasks at hand. It’s hard to know what of all this she could be doing herself. I’m in therapy. I’m suffering. I’m so sad and wiped out. Thanks for your support. Bless you. 🙏❤️
Yes, I recorded an audio version!
I am witnessing you with SO much compassion and sending love and strength your way ❤️ I understand- when my mother was diagnosed with cancer in the middle of the pandemic it was incredibly difficult for me to step back. (And I had three sisters who could help out and did.) Crises like this have a way of shining a huge spotlight on HFC tendencies.
So glad to hear you're in therapy and I hope my videos can bring you some comfort until the book is out. I would also encourage you to take time for yourself, even if it's seconds here and there. You are worth it. ❤️
Thank you. Your videos are wonderful. Thanks for being you. ❤️🙏
I agree with what you said “ Crises like this have a way of shining a huge spotlight on HFC tendencies. ” This is sooo true. As painful as it is, i’m going to take this as a blessing and opportunity to heal and finally release some of these unhealthy tendencies. Thank you for sharing your story about your mom and I’m sorry it went through that. I have one brother and I’ve felt bad because I lash out at him for not putting in the same effort I do. Then I hate myself for attacking him. Yesterday he said something that hit home, but it’s hard to accept. He said what you do is not sustainable and he’s right. Thanks again for all you do. Take good care of yourself. You are loved.❤️🙏
What you said -I would also encourage you to take time for yourself, even if it's seconds here and there. You are worth it. ❤️ IS VERY HELPFUL. Thank you.
I'm so glad I could be helpful here 💕 and I am cheering you on along this journey!
I can totally relate, and seem to have reached a point of no return via knowing better, and now doing better.
And by the way, your hair looks lovely Ms.Terri👌
I am cheering you on, Katherine ❤️ And thanks!
@@terri_cole Thank you so much❣️
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Im so grateful God exposed me to your interviews that helped me to realize that I have been a HFC for my almost 27 years of living. I’m officially in recovery. thank you.
I'm so glad you're here and in recovery, too ❤️❤️ Cheering you on!
This is an amazing video
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Interesting walking along the beach and seeing some people that I know, and some people that I don't. I watched as my energy does a reading on them and I start to take on their challenges. So it's possible I seems to do this HFC compulsion even energetically without even needing to Physically help them. This is a big wow for me. I feel like somewhere along the line I've signed a contract that I will embody and transmute the negativities of others. This compulsion has been robbing me of my Joy and I have been working 24 seven and overwhelmed by this. it is the same with someone is displeased with me or angry. It has in the past absolutely consumed me and I have drowned in this energy and have to put everything into recovering from this. It's not even mine. I am saying in the past because from this moment I declare my freedom from this
Wow, that is an amazing insight, thank you for sharing this with us ❤️ I'm sure you're not alone and I am cheering you on in recovery!
Just discovered you today and watched 2 videos back to back. Bam 💥 you totally pinned 2 of my issues that I’ve just started to seriously explore and unpack. Can’t wait to learn more, utilize your resources, and heal well. Thank you! Do you offer 1:1 therapy for new clients at this time?
So glad you found my channel, Nicole 💕 I don't offer 1:1 sessions anymore as I'm trying to reach more folks, but I do have a membership with weekly group Q&A calls that also includes access to my courses in case you'd like to check it out: terricole.com/tcm
The way I quit all men and bought both of your books 😭 WOW I am the definition of this! I am so sad 😢 Books will arrive November 7th I cannot wait.
I am witnessing you with compassion 💕 I hope you find the books helpful!
@@terri_cole Your book is my new man Terri :D Instead of studying someone's adult child, I'd rather study your books haha. I will let you know !!
@@terri_cole Terri please help me. I am reading your books and I realized I am getting codependency attacks. Is this a thing? A sudden urge out of nowhere to 'go and handle a situation that is all out of control' or 'anxiety over not being able to manage this past situation so I bring it back' but so much anxiety happening here as if it is happening in the now as if I am looking for ways 'TO DO' something about NOTHING because these urges are for things that happened years ago and these people moved on but I can't seem to because of codependency. I still feel like doing things for these a*holes who did nothing for me to try to get them to finally do something for me and get closer to me. I don 't want to do anything impulsive tho. I don't want to determine my value from these people's point of view but I am almost addicted here. How do I treat these sudden attacks or withdrawals? Should I treat them like panic attacks?
Omg! Terri! I’m in this mode right now! Burning right the hell out! Ready to take that leap of faith for me…..Karen!!
I see you, Karen ❤️ It's possible to change one step at a time. Be gentle with yourself and give yourself a lot of grace. It's amazing just to have the awareness of these behaviors!
Right on point Terri about hitting the wall.
So glad it resonated ❤️
Would love to see you address these challenges with those who are single parents.
It might not fit the bill completely, but I talk about boundaries and co-parenting here: ua-cam.com/video/P0P7Zxppu9U/v-deo.html
Hey Teri, can you let us know where to get the book in Europe ? Thanks, love your work.
Thank you for asking! It usually comes out in other countries slightly after it debuts in the US. I recommend checking the Amazon listing for your country as it'll say when the book is due out there. ❤️
I’m so triggered by this video! As to why I fell into the claws of a narcissist. Had no what this was.
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Heard you on Dr Morgan’s Podcast.
Glad you found your way here ❤️
Thank you for a great episod. Every time I talk with somebody at phone I am the person who says that er have to say good bye so They can Eat or What they planning. Do you have an idea About that? Greetings from sweden
I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching ❤️ Are you asking about how to end a phone conversation with grace? You could say something like, "It was so great chatting with you, I have to run now, but let's catch up soon! I'll message you."
If not, please elaborate as I want to make sure I answer you properly!
@@terri_cole I feel that it sounds like I always says goodbye so they can do what they need. It is bettet that I say that I need to eat or that I Want to take a Wall. I am not respondible for their dat😊
I think what's important might be tuning in to how you feel about it. Do you actually want to end the conversation when you do? Or does it feel like you should? What if you asked the other person, "I want to be respectful of your time. When might you need to go?"
How do you tell a man they are HFC so that they receive it well?
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