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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Brenda is a user.
Joan sought enmeshment and/or was emotionally needy. Joan created Brenda the user.
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In a way, they were both "using" each other, if that's the right word. But in the end, Brenda felt like she got the shaft and got tricked into the situation.  Brenda used to cook most of Joan's meals for her - home-cooked, made from scratch, healthy, special diet to help with her medical conditions, but Joan would still eat food she wasn't supposed to eat.  She used to take her to all her doctor's appointments and hospital visits. She feels trapped, burnt out, overwhelmed, and sad that she let half of her life get hijacked by someone who constantly dumps her negativity on her, complains non-stop, is a never-ending string of crises, and refuses to take any responsibility for her own well-being and health. Brenda recreated the same dynamic in her own household also.  She takes on everyone's responsibilities, does all the chores, does everything for the kids, and gets overwhelmed and resentful.  But she's finally trying to stop.

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