Treatment - Co-Dependency
Staff Info
Margie McCain, LMSW, LISW-IP, CACII-IP
Director of Treatment Services
200 Calhoun Street, P.O. Box 388
Winnsboro, SC 29180
Office: (803) 635-2335 Ext. 24
Fax: (803) 635-9695
Email: mmccain@fairfieldbhs.org
Program Overview
Sometimes it is difficult to know how to take care of ourselves, especially when we are the caregiver of someone (spouse, child, or parent) with an active addiction to alcohol and drugs. We may feel we are doing our best to help, but it only makes the situation worse. We feel confused, taken advantage of, drained, and resentful of our loved one. We forgot to take care of ourselves, putting the chemical abuser's needs first and our own last. Sometimes we wonder, "Is there something wrong with me?"
Co-dependency is widely viewed as a condition that develops in childhood due to family roles. It is often seen in a family system in which active addiction is present because co-dependent persons often engage themselves in relationships with persons who are unstable, emotionally needy or possess addictive problems.
Professional counseling staff is available to address your concerns and worries, to assist you in taking care of yourself. Often we enable our addicted loved one to remain sick without even knowing it.
Criteria
This program is for adolescents and adults who are experiencing difficulties related to the alcohol or drug addiction of a loved one.
www.allaboutcounseling.com/codependency.htm
