The Intimacy Struggle : Revised and Expanded for All Adults

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I found myself within the pages of this book! That is no exaggeration. Recently, I have noticed destructive patterns emerging within my failed relationships and searched for the reason behind this. Literally, until yesterday (I read the book last night), I had no idea what was causing my actions and the resulting actions from my former partners. Previously, I had minimized the long-term affects of my childhood experiences. Now, I see how this experience has touched almost every aspect of who I am. Identification of the problem is the first step to recovery. As an ACOA, I feel validated and on the path to recovery. God Bless Janet Woititz and my fellow ACOAs. Do not wait...start the healing process now!

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Summary: Handbook to AC behavior and solutions
Review: I just finished reading the book "The Intimacy Struggle". I found this book to be a concise handbook to AC behavior and -- perhaps more usefully -- to approaches for couples to take in dealing with those behaviors. Because it's written for BOTH parties in the relationship, it's a good way for an non-AC (or less dysfunctional person) to learn how and why an AC person thinks and acts the way they do. When both parties have this knowledge, together they can use the approaches described in the book to work towards a healthy successful relationship.

It's a short book, just over 100 pages, so it's a fast read. It has a "handbook" quality to it, with AC behavior described in a sentence, followed by further description of the behavior and suggested ways to deal with it.

My story: as soon as I finished it, I handed it to the woman I've been seeing and she's reading it, and we are talking about our pasts and our current behaviors, and have already used the knowledge to avoid situations that could have hurt our relationship. What could be a better testimonial than that? Thank you, Janet !


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Summary: Required reading
Review: This book certainly hit a lot of things in my life right on the head. I've "struggled" with this and many issues. Counselors thought about "Co-Dependency" which after reading about COA's in this easy to read, direct information I am now convinced they were off base. I suggest this book to learn about "COA's" especially if nothing, ie "Co-Dependency", seems to fit. I just ordered another book by her.

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Summary: Confusion? Depression? Curious about a possible cause?
Review: This book certainly hit a lot of things in my life right on the head. I've "struggled" with this and many issues. Counselors thought about "Co-Dependency" which after reading about COA's in this easy to read, direct information I am now convinced they were off base. I suggest this book to learn about "COA's" especially if nothing, ie "Co-Dependency", seems to fit. I just ordered another book by her.

Rating:
Summary: Confusion? Depression? Curious about a possible cause?
Review: This book certainly hit a lot of things in my life right on the head. I've "struggled" with this and many issues. Counselors thought about "Co-Dependency" which after reading about COA's in this easy to read, direct information I am now convinced they were off base. I suggest this book to learn about "COA's" especially if nothing, ie "Co-Dependency", seems to fit. I just ordered another book by her.

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Summary: It changed my life and the struggle is no longer aimless.
Review: This book was truly written to begin healing the pain and scars within. The emotions revealed caused more tears than I'd ever imagined. All of the sudden you can understand because it has been put into words for you the things that you never acknowledged or just weren't able to say. This book should be treasured for it's ability to touch and mend your heart if you open yourself up and allow it. It has brought peaceful feelings never experienced before.