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

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.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--Codependent No More.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