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
classic New York Times bestseller 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. 'It
changed my life' - Jen Hatmaker author of Awake
