Codependent no more: how to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself

Jessica's story

Other stories

Codependency

Codependent characteristics

Detachment

Don't be blown about by every wind

Set yourself free

Remove the victim

Undependence

Live your own life

Have a love affair with yourself

Learn the art of acceptance

Feel your own feelings

Anger

Yes, you can think

Set your own goals

Communication

Work a twelve step program

Pieces and bits

Learning to live and love again.

A twenty-fifth anniversary message from Melody Beattie

Author's preface to the 2001 fifteenth anniversary edition

Author's preface to the 1992 edition

Introduction

What's codependency, and who's got it? Jessica's story ; Other stories ; Codependency ; Codependent characteristics

The basics of self-care. Detachment ; Don't be blown about by every wind ; Set yourself free ; Remove the victim ; Undependence ; Live your own life ; Have a love affair with yourself ; Learn the art of acceptance ; Feel your own feelings ; Anger ; Yes, you can think ; Set your own goals ; Communication ; Work a twelve step program ; Pieces and bits ; Learning to live and love again

Epilogue.