Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA)

Visit coda.org to find meetings online or in-person, find literature, resources and inspiring stories of recovery.

CoDA also has a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@co-dependentsanonymouscoda8948

The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy & loving relationships.

What is codependence?
Somewhere along the line, we learned to doubt our perception, discount our feelings, and overlook our needs. We looked to others to tell us what to think, feel, and behave. Other people supplied us with information about who we were and should be. It became more important to be compliant or avoidant rather than to be authentic, and we adopted rigid beliefs about what “should be.” We believed that if we could just “get it right,” things would be okay. When we “got it wrong,” our sense of security and self-worth evaporated.