Codependency no more

To escape the emotional labyrinth of codependency, you need to understand it. In "Codependency No More ," now in a revised and expanded commemorative edition, Melody Beattie provides informative and supportive material for those who need to break free and reclaim their lives.

Do you often take responsibility for solving other people's problems? If, like many, you've lost control of your own life by getting caught up in the drama of dealing with the self-destructive behavior of someone you care about, you may be codependent.

Melody Beattie began living with codependents long before the term had a clear definition. In the 1980s, the concept of "codependency"—which we now know to be an emotional disorder—was still poorly established. Often, even drug addicts were stigmatized simply as "addicts."

In addition to extensive research, the author had to overcome her own personal struggles, such as abandonment, sexual abuse, alcoholism, drug addiction, and a messy divorce, to fully understand the term. And so, in 1986, she published *Codependency No More* , an empathetic and unpretentiously educational book about the challenges faced in overcoming this disorder and the rewards we reap after finally realizing we're free of it.

More than 35 years later, *Codependency Never Again * has been reissued, revised, and expanded with new content. With personal reflections, exercises, and insightful stories from the author's experiences and those of others in the same situation, this book will help you break old patterns of behavior and establish healthy boundaries, as well as offering an objective plan for a journey of healing, hope, freedom, and happiness.