Have you lost sight of yourself while addressing the needs of others? Is someone else's problem
your problem? Fully revised and updated with a new chapter on trauma and anxiety this
modern classic - that has already sold over 7 million copies across the globe - will help you
heal and grow. If like so many others you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of
tending to a loved one's self-destructive behaviour you may be codependent - and you may find
yourself in this book. A cultural phenomenon that has helped heal millions of readers this
modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life.
Melody Beattie's compassionate and insightful look into codependency - the concept of losing
oneself in the name of helping another - has helped to guide millions of readers towards the
understanding that they are powerless to change anyone but themselves and that caring for the
self is where healing begins. With personal reflections exercises and instructive stories
drawn from Beattie's own life and the lives of those she's counselled Codependent No More will
help you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries and offers a clear and achievable
path to healing hope freedom and happiness. This revised edition includes an all-new chapter
on trauma and anxiety - subjects Beattie has long felt need to be addressed within the context
of codependency - making it even more relevant today than it was when it first entered the
international conversation over thirty-five years ago.
