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- Adult Children of Alcoholics at Home, at Work and in Love
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When they were first released in the 1980s, Janet Woititz's groundbreaking works, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Struggle for Intimacy, and The Self-Sabotage Syndrome, provided a new message of hope to adult children who had grown up in the shadow of alcoholic parents. Their message today is as profound and timeless as it was two decades ago.
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Noted ACOA expert Dr. Robert Ackerman, author of the best-selling Perfect Daughters and Silent Sons, provides a foreword and explains why Janet Woititz's message will continue to help millions of listeners for generations to come.
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Very insightful
- By Amazon Customer on 05-17-19
By: John Townsend
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Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
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- By: Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
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- Unabridged
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Story5 out of 5 stars 433
In this important sequel to Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, author Lindsay Gibson offers powerful tools to help you step back and protect yourself at the first sign of an emotional takeover, make sure your emotions and needs are respected, and break free from the coercive control of emotionally immature parents.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Asinine
- By Amazon Customer on 07-14-20
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Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That?
- Encouragement for Women Involved with Angry and Controlling Men
- By: Lundy Bancroft
- Narrated by: Gary Galone
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 110
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Like a constant friend, this collection of meditations is a source of strength and reassurance designed to speak to women like you, women in relationships with angry and controlling men. It helps you to digest what is happening a piece at a time, so you can gain clarity, safety, and freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just what I needed.
- By lori Goodson on 11-07-15
By: Lundy Bancroft
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Codependent No More
- How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
- By: Melody Beattie
- Narrated by: Melody Beattie
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- Unabridged
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 744
Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one’s self-destructive behavior, you may be codependent—and you may find yourself in this book. With personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie’s own life and the lives of those she’s counseled, Codependent No More helps you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries, and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness.
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2 out of 5 stars
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great book with unbearable reader
- By Nielah on 09-01-22
By: Melody Beattie
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Toxic Parents
- Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
- By: Craig Buck, Susan Forward
- Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 753
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 627
In this remarkable self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward draws on case histories and the real-life voices of adult children of toxic parents to help you free yourself from the frustrating patterns of your relationship with your parents---and discover a new world of self-confidence, inner strength, and emotional independence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Its worth a listen.
- By Amanda on 08-20-12
By: Craig Buck, and others
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When Friendship Hurts
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- By: Jan Yager Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
We’ve all had friendships that have gone bad. Whether it takes the form of a simple yet inexplicable estrangement or a devastating betrayal, a failed friendship can make your life miserable, threaten your success at work or school, and even undermine your romantic relationships. Finally there is help. In When Friendship Hurts, Jan Yager, recognized internationally as a leading expert on friendship, explores what causes friendships to falter and explains how to mend them - or end them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Book
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By: Jan Yager Ph.D.
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Stop Hurting the Woman You Love
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- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story5 out of 5 stars 44
End the cycle of abuse-for good. Authors Charlie Donaldson, Randy Flood, and Elaine Eldridge uncover a proven action plan that violent men can use to change their behavior. Filled with insightful questionnaires and actual case histories, the essential how-to book Stop Hurting the Woman You Love, will help end abusive patterns in favor of healthier, happier relationships....
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5 out of 5 stars
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eye opening to say the least
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By: Charlie Donaldson MA, and others
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Get out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior
- Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior
- By: Philip Goldberg, Mark Goulston MD
- Narrated by: Mark Goulston
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 767
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 660
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 649
Practical, proven self-help steps show how to transform 40 common self-defeating behaviors, including procrastination, envy, obsession, anger, self-pity, compulsion, neediness, guilt, rebellion, inaction, and more.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Nothing new
- By MsJulyswimwear on 07-25-20
By: Philip Goldberg, and others
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Coming Apart
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- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 359
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 300
Next to the death of a loved one, the ending of a relationship is the most painful experience most people will ever go through. Coming Apart is a first aid kit for getting through the ending. It is a tool that will enable you to live through the end of your relationship with your self-esteem intact.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Title does not reflect the content
- By NeVi on 04-25-21
By: Daphne Rose Kingma, and others
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The Breakup Bible
- The Smart Woman's Guide to Healing from a Breakup or Divorce
- By: Rachel Sussman
- Narrated by: Susan Boyce
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 85
Psychotherapist and breakup expert Rachel A. Sussman, LCSW, reveals the secrets every woman needs to get her life back on track. Drawing on hundreds of counseling sessions she's conducted with women at all stages of recovery, Sussman developed a proven three-phase process for healing from a breakup.
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5 out of 5 stars
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lifesaver!
- By Dawson on 11-30-17
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The Journey of the Heroic Parent
- Your Child's Struggle & The Road Home
- By: Brad M. Reedy Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 199
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 167
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Story5 out of 5 stars 167
When a child is hurting, it can be the most painful challenge a parent will face. With compassion and perspective, Dr. Brad Reedy offers hope and wisdom for children who struggle and the parents who love them. The Journey of the Heroic Parent will take you on a journey to a happier, healthier relationship with your struggling child - and yourself. Through lessons learned, mother, father, and child will achieve greater understanding, love, and humanity - no matter what the outcome.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it! Will read over again and again!
- By wooplicity on 06-21-15
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Relationship Breakthrough
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- By: Cloe Madanes, Anthony Robbins
- Narrated by: Aimee Jolson
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 399
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 339
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 340
Everyone faces the challenges of making relationships work. Whether with spouses, family members, friends, lovers, or colleagues, relationships have the power to make one feel happy, frustrated, or miserable. In Relationship Breakthrough, Cloe Madanes - an expert in creating healing, empowering relationships - gives listeners vital tools to transform their relationships and their lives. Madanes's cutting-edge methods produce real results and create rewarding, sustainable relationships.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Dee on 01-10-16
By: Cloe Madanes, and others
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12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery
- Avoiding Relapse through Self-Awareness and Right Action
- By: Allen Berger PhD
- Narrated by: Matthew Boston
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
To grow in recovery, we must grow up emotionally. This means getting honest with ourselves and facing up to the self-defeating thoughts and actions that put our sobriety at risk. Although there are as many ways to mess up recovery as there are alcoholics and addicts, some general themes exist, which include: confusing self-concern with selfishness; not making amends; using the program to try to become perfect; not getting help for relationship troubles; and believing that life should be easy. Allen Berger explores the 12 most commonly confronted beliefs and attitudes that can sabotage recovery.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just the 12 steps
- By Jana E on 09-20-22
By: Allen Berger PhD
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Boundaries with Kids
- How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children
- By: Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Narrated by: Henry O. Arnold
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 452
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 371
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Story5 out of 5 stars 369
What the award-winning, best-selling Boundaries has done for adult relationships, Boundaries with Kids will do for you and your children. Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend provide the help and guidance you need for raising your kids to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions. With wisdom and empathy, they take you through the ins and outs of instilling the kind of character in your children that will help them lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not what I would recommend as a therapist who works primarily with children
- By Amanda on 02-12-21
By: Henry Cloud, and others
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The Codependency Recovery Plan
- A 5-Step Guide to Understand, Accept, and Break Free from the Codependent Cycle
- By: Krystal Mazzola M.Ed LMFT
- Narrated by: Linda Henning
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 106
You can say no. You can stop people-pleasing and start setting boundaries. You can ask for what you need. You can love and be loved - without sacrifice - by breaking the codependency cycle. The Codependency Recovery Plan empowers you to have healthy, happy interdependent relationships. This actionable five-step program is designed to help you get in touch with yourself, assert boundaries, and communicate confidently. You’ll be free to nurture true intimacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life changing
- By Anonymous User on 04-14-22
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Healing the Shame That Binds You is the most enduring work of family relationship expert and New York Times best-selling author John Bradshaw. In it, he shows how unhealthy toxic shame, often learned young and maintained into adulthood, is the core component in our compulsions, co-dependencies, addictions and drive to superachieve.
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Wonderful information
- By Mary on 12-18-11
By: John Bradshaw
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Codependency for Dummies, 2nd Edition
- By: Darlene Lancer
- Narrated by: Courtney Patterson
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Written in plain English and packed with sensitive, authoritative information, Codependency for Dummies, 2nd Edition describes the history, symptoms, causes, and relationship dynamics of codependency. The majority of the book is devoted to healing and lays out a clear plan for recovery with exercises, practical advice, and daily reminders to help you know, honor, protect, and express yourself, with new chapters on working the 12 Steps to recover from codependency and how therapists/coaches/nurses are affected by codependency.
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This book feels like a massage to the codependents
- By Ghada on 09-16-19
By: Darlene Lancer
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The Soulful Journey of Recovery
- A Guide to Healing from a Traumatic Past for ACAs, Codependents, or Those with Adverse Childhood Experiences
- By: Tian Dayton
- Narrated by: Eliza Foss
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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More than just a book full of the latest information, this is a dynamic, interactive, and personalized journey of recovery for those impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACES). Finally, they can put their past behind them where it belongs! For those who have grown up in a family with addiction, mental illness, or other adverse childhood experiences (ACES), the heartache and pain doesn't end when they grow up and leave home.
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Miraculous book
- By Rose on 09-02-23
By: Tian Dayton
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Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
- Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence
- By: Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD
- Narrated by: Rachel Perry
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In this compassionate guide you'll find tips and tools to help you set boundaries with others, honor and validate your emotions, and thrive in the face of life's challenges. You'll discover how to protect yourself from hurtful behavior, stop making excuses for others' limitations, forge healthier relationships, and feel more confident in your life. Most importantly, you'll learn how to stop putting others' needs before your own and manage daily stressors.
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Not the Best
- By Bret on 10-17-21
What listeners say about The Complete ACOA Sourcebook
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- M. Fortney
- 01-23-21
Incredibly important reading for ACOAs
So much good information. One of the most important books I’ve ever listened to. Helped with my awareness of things I was previously unaware of. Very thankful for this book.
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- CAROLYN G WYNN
- 11-19-22
Great Resource
Great resource for adult children of alcoholics who are trying to navigate their experiences , triggers and behaviors. The book pairs well, if you are currently working through issues with a therapist
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- itsjustme
- 01-26-22
Good resource
Took a while but worth it.Good resource and reminder for all aspects and perspe tives.
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- MR. BIG STUFF
- 09-17-20
ABSOLUTELY A MUST READ!
I went into this book with my guard up and thinking this was simply going to be a book of excuses to use for the issues I've not been able to pinpoint within myself for decades... however, by the last page I am walking away with so many possibilities towards correcting the things I've been struggling with for as long as I can remember.
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- Colonel Klink
- 11-02-20
Amazing Author. Great resource.
Good and affordable for anyone working Program. Gained deep insight. Found this after reading Struggling with Intimacy. Also recommended and included in this resource compilation.
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- Arturo J.
- 02-17-23
Eye opening
I stumbled upon this book trying to find books about how to fix my marriage. Both my spouse and I are children of alcoholics. This book pointed out some hard truths. Things that I do things that he does. The things we sabotage, themes we tend to recycle over 30 years of marriage. Finally at a point where I just can’t or don’t want to live like this anymore. But I could not seem to recognize my own thoughts or reasons why we do what we do. This book was of tremendous help to identify so many actions I do automatically without thought. It just is. It must be. I now recognized that I am not alone. Suicide is not a solution. I am not alone. One day at a time.
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