Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

This contemporary classic, a #1 book that has helped millions of people recover, contains the secrets to comprehending codependency and releasing it from your life.

Millions of readers have benefited from Melody Beattie's kind and perceptive examination of codependency—the idea of losing oneself in the service of another—which has helped them realize that recovery starts with taking care of oneself.

Is the issue of someone else your issue? You could be codependent and find yourself in this book if, like so many others, you've been so engrossed in the drama of supporting a loved one's self-destructive conduct that you've lost sight of your own life. Codependent No More offers activities, self-tests, personal reflections, and instructional life experiences to help you say no to toxic relationships, break old behaviors, and establish healthy boundaries. It provides a straightforward and doable route to liberation and a lifetime of recovery, optimism, and joy.

This groundbreaking work is even more important now than it was when it first made its way into the public discourse more than 35 years ago, as readers face fresh, pressing issues with more self-awareness.