Paperback -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. 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. 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. Melody Beattie is the author of Beyond Codependency, The Language of Letting Go, Stop Being Mean to Yourself, and Playing It by Heart.
From the Book - First Spiegel & Grau edition.
A twenty-fifth anniversary message from Melody Beattie
Author's preface to the 2001 fifteenth anniversary edition
Author's preface to the 1992 edition
What's codependency, and who's got it? Jessica's story ; Other stories ; Codependency ; Codependent characteristics
The basics of self-care. Detachment ; Don't be blown about by every wind ; Set yourself free ; Remove the victim ; Undependence ; Live your own life ; Have a love affair with yourself ; Learn the art of acceptance ; Feel your own feelings ; Anger ; Yes, you can think ; Set your own goals ; Communication ; Work a twelve step program ; Pieces and bits ; Learning to live and love again