Codependence and the Power of Detachment

by Casey, Karen

• ISBN13: 9781573243629
• ISBN10: 1573243620
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Conari Pr

Summary

A codependent lives "as if"-as if what others think matters more than what they think, as if they can please or change someone else, as if they have to answer to another person or persons rather than their own inner voice and Higher Power. It's an insidious and pervasive addiction. And there is a simple way out of it-detachment. Karen Casey takes us through the steps of detachment-admitting our attachment, surrendering outcome, forgiving, focusing our attention on what works. When we give up judging others, we become accountable for our own behaviour and let others-spouses, family, co-workers-be accountable for themselves. The power of detachment is a power anyone can claim. It's the power of sanity, of peace, of finding our own inner strength. Casey shares insights and tools she's discovered in her own decades of sobriety and in talking with dozens of other codependents. Her unique treatment of this much talked about but not clearly understood syndrome focuses not on naming or on cause, but on the individual's own power to detach from the bad situation and make a choice for recovery. Codependence and the Power of Detachment is sure to become the new classic in the field.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Introduction	p. 13
From Enmeshment to Freedom	p. 17
Detachment in Action	p. 25
An Acquired Habit	p. 29
Surrender at Last	p. 35
Breakthrough	p. 43
Relief	p. 51
Strength Does Come	p. 57
Choosing Survival	p. 65
A Spiritual Action	p. 73
Following the Footsteps	p. 79
Tempering the Inner Fire	p. 85
Fellowship through the Back Door	p. 89
From Darkness to Dawn	p. 95
Choices	p. 103
Learning to Let Go	p. 109
A Journey Begun in Youth	p. 117
Enough Is Enough	p. 123
Changes	p. 131
Revising Expectations	p. 143
Hope Revisited	p. 149
Letting Go	p. 157
Nothing Less Than Freedom	p. 165
Conclusion: Choosing a New Perspective	p. 169
The Twelve Steps of Al-Anon	p. 173
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