I still am. Because I was raised in dysfunction, I saw it as normal. Although I have never seen either of my parents drunk, I know well the stories of my drunken grandparents. My parents were raised in outrageous conditions and they also behaved outrageously. Although I have begun to come out of denial, I still find myself behaving outrageously at times.
Outrage is normal.
I am outraged about Y2K. John Bradshaw, in his book Homecoming, writes about co-dependence. I have learned it also involves a loss of personal power. We co-dependants think we are nothing by ourselves. She thought marriage would solve all of her problems. If she could just find the 'right' man, everything would be fine.