Codependency For Dummies - Softcover

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Codependency is much more widespread than originally thought. You don't even have to be in a relationship. Codependents have trouble accepting themselves, so they hide who they are to be accepted by someone else.
Codependency for Dummies is the most comprehensive book on the topic to date. It describes the history, symptoms, causes, and relationship dynamics of codependency and provides self-assessment questionnaires. The majority of the books devoted to healing and lays out a clear plan for recovery with exercises, practical advice, and helpful daily reminders to help you know, honor, protect, and express yourself.
It clarifies deep psychological dynamics that underlie codependency, yet is written in a conversational style that's easily understandable by everyone.
You will learn:
How to raise your self-esteem
The difference between care-giving and codependent care-taking
The difference between healthy and dysfunctional families
How to set boundaries
How to separate responsibility for yourself and for others
How to overcome guilt and resentment The tools you need to break the patterns of codependency
Codependency is a learned behavior that can be passed down from generation to generation. Codependents have trouble accepting themselves, so they hide who they are to be accepted by someone else. Codependency For Dummies offers assistance in understanding the history, symptoms, causes, and relationship dynamics of codependency and lays out a clear plan for recovery with exercises, practical advice, and daily reminders to help you know, honor, protect, and express yourself.
Are you codependent? - discover the typical symptoms of codependency and take a self-assessment questionnaire to determine if you're a codependent
"De-Nile" isn't just a river - find out how you've denied someone else's behavior, your codependency, your feelings, and your needs - and how you can overcome it
Find your voice and take action - get the tools you need to communicate assertively, set boundaries, bring positive experiences into your life, and cope with relapse
Put the "I" in independence - put your new-found self-esteem into action by setting goals and pursuing your passions
Don't go it alone - reach out for help and support with Twelve Step meetings, retreats, psychotherapy, hotlines, and shelters
Open the book and find:
Characteristics of codependents
The importance of making recovery your first priority
Functional and dysfunctional family systems
How your upbringing could have led you down the path to codependency
What letting go and detachment entail
Tips for learning to value yourself
Childhood wounds that need to be healed
Daily reminders
Learn to:
Break the pattern of conduct that keeps you in harmful relationships
Create healthy boundaries, coping skills, and expectations
Eliminate feelings of guilt, blame, and responsibility
Heal a dysfunctional relationship

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