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Summary: Very enlightening and helpful
Review: I have Codependent no more and beyond codependency and found it so helpful during such a dificult time in my life. I came here to order my sister her own copy because I am holding on to mine. When I saw the first review I was very disapointed because I would hate to think someone who needs the help this book has to offer may miss out upon reading that review. Its very annoying to me everytime I hear someone ignorantly say how they dont believe in codependency because its saying if you are loving and giving you are codependent. Thats rediculous! My husband is an alcoholic and went through rehab at Betty Ford. There is where I had the privelage of going through family week and learning so much. However I fought the codependent label because I just didnt get it at the time. Afterwards during my personal therapy my therapist suggested I read Mealodys books. Thats when the lights came on and suddenly so much became clear to me. There is absolutley nothing wrong with me being a very loving and giving person. However there was a problem with me giving to the point of hurting myself and not taking care of me. Another helpful book is "Boundaries" by Cloud and Townsend. The books wont "fix" you. They can provide you with a wealth of knowlege to help you help yourself. Check out Dr Irene's website for imediate information on codependency.Best of luck to you in changing your life for the better and finding that peaceful place.
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Summary: Codependent No More: Beyond Bolognie
Review: The greeting card text of this book frustrated me. So, we who love are codependent? This was the impression that one could conclude. I found this book to be weakly written and unsubstantiated; no valid statistics given. The "Codependency Conspiracy", by Dr. Stan J. Katz and Aimee E. Liu takes an opposite approach. Perhaps some need a "Hallmark card" intent. Give me meat and potatoes, something I can sink my teeth in to.
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Summary: Very enlightening and helpful
Review: This review is addressed specifically to men by a man. When I pick up a self-help book, I am looking for help. I want the facts, the key points, the substance of the book to jump right out at me so that I can begin to immediately implement change. Beattie regularly frustrated me. She is a story-teller. For example, It takes over 36 pages for her to get to a definition of codependency. "A codependent person is one who has let another person's behavior affect him of her, and who is obsessed with controlling that person's behavior." The problem with this definition, and with this reprint of two Beattie books in one cover, is that it is largely meaningless without the stories. Beattie does not write to teach as much as she writes to help the reader feel. I often felt that I was wading through verbage to get to the point. Looking back on my experience of reading Beattie, I realize that this may have been her point all along. There is a certain logical inconsistency in the male perspective regarding codependency. To be codependent is to have a problem with "control." I have become convinced that the codependent control issues cannot be fixed by learning new control techniques. The cure lies in intuiting and feeling. If you are open to this non-male experience, I recommend this book. If not, I suggest you try another, although I cannot suggest another title. I have yet to find another book that is as helpful.
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Summary: Let Go and Find Self-Love and Happiness
Review: What an important book. Recommended to me by a therapist. It has changed my life. Now I recommend it to others who want to start living theirs. It's excellent, buy it.
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Summary: Let Go and Find Self-Love and Happiness
Review: What an important book. Recommended to me by a therapist. It has changed my life. Now I recommend it to others who want to start living theirs. It's excellent, buy it.
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