Codependent No More: Practical 2021 Guidance to Fix Your Codependency, Stop Being a People Pleaser, and Start Loving Yourself By Melody Beattie
Codependent No More: Practical 2021 Guidance to Fix Your Codependency, Stop Being a People Pleaser, and Start Loving Yourself By Melody Beattie
Do you ever feel neglected and used when your efforts aren't acknowledged?
You try your best to fix other people's problems with everything you have, whether it's your time, money, or resources, because you've been doing it your whole life, and you're used to it.
You hardly say no to helping people because if you do, you feel incredibly guilty, and you don't want to "lose their love." You're always coming to the rescue, and you sacrifice yourself over and over again.
If this sounds like you, then you may just be codependent.
Codependency is the "need to be needed." It's needing other people to need you.
Being needed and valued by your loved ones is essential and healthy, but here's when it can become a problem:
When it drives most of your decisions, behaviors, and you're only comfortable in relationships where you feel like the person can't live without you, this is where things start to become unhealthy.
If you're someone who:
Will do anything to fix someone else's problem, even if it means putting your health and safety at risk;
Has a hard time trusting yourself;
Cannot set boundaries or are not willing to speak up for your preferences;
Feels neglected and used when your efforts aren't acknowledged;
Finds it challenging to identify your wants and needs;
Needs to be in control all the time;
Avoids conflict at all costs, even if it means doing things you're not comfortable with;
Experiences intense moments of loneliness;
Only feels valued when other people need you or can't live without you;
then Andrei Nedelcu can help you.
Something many people don't know is that being codependent is not your fault.
The first step to healing and making healthy changes is having insight and understanding and then using this knowledge to take constructive action.
In Codependent No More, here is just a fraction of what you will discover:
What exactly codependency is, and where it comes from
Why being a people-pleaser can create several problems in your relationships and how you can stop being one
How to stop saying yes to everything when, in fact, your heart and mind say no
The ICAR procedure to combat depression, anxiety, anger, and other problems you may be facing from being codependent
How to redefine your mindset with confidence and get back the freedom you deserve
How to stop denying your own needs and feeling ashamed when you dare to think about them
The tools and strategies you need to move towards codependence recovery
And much more.
There's a big difference between liking, enjoying, and feeling good when you're needed, but requiring it is a major red flag.
Even if you feel uncomfortable or scared to face the issues codependency brings, the key is to start somewhere. In Codependent No More, you will be given specific and practical techniques to help you gradually overcome the problems you're facing.
Your happiness and personal needs are just as important as everyone else's — take care of them!