Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

A must read for everybody! This book is a life saver! So much so, that when I've been chatting with friends about their relationships, I often will say, "I have a book you should read," in reference to this book. Melody Beattie does a great job of helping one to realize the parts they play in relationships, and how you can keep your sense of self (and your sanity) when in a relationship with somebody who has addiction issues. A must read for anybody who is in a relationship with . A must for those wanting healthy relationships I gave this book to a friend who keeps getting into relationships with psychos. Yes, like the stalker kind.I had to learn myself how to have healthy relationships. This book speaks well to how often we help those we love continue poor behaviors. It about looking at ourselves to see how we enable those around us.As an opiate addict in recovery since 11/20/2012, I have referred many people to this book. I have given it to those I love and those who love a. Codependent No More I am not normally a fan of "self help" titles. I tend to cringe at the very thought, and to be honest I was doing just that when this was recommended to me. However, I like to keep an open mind so I dove in.Codependent No More did not feel like a guide book or advice being thrown around. It read with an eerie sense of familiarity. As I poured through the case studies, I found myself thinking "that is me!" or "I know this person!". It was soon very obvio

In Newsweek magazine, Dr. Drew Pinsky named Melody Beattie's Codependent No More one of the four essential self-help books available today, calling it the "grandaddy of addiction tomes.""Melody Beattie is an American phenomenon.She understands being overboard, which helps her throw best-selling lifelines to those still adrift."--TIME

Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to someone else's, you may be codependent--and you may find yourself in this book. With instructive life stories, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests, Codependent No More is a simple, straightforward, readable map of the perplexing world of codependency--charting the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, hope, and happiness.. The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life