| Description |
xxvii, 210 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208). |
| Contents |
Introduction: What just happened? -- Part One. It's not about you. Planet paradox -- Your new comrades -- Who'da thought? -- Don't ask me how I am today ; I might have to tell you! -- The abyss -- The two-headed dragon -- Part Two. Except when it is. The shame factor -- Detachment -- Codependence -- Taking care of your precious self -- This is your life -- Am I okay now?. |
| Summary |
Based on the author's own experience as a parent with an addicted child, she provides straight-talking self-preservation tools and techniques for parents of addicts in and out of recovery. An essential book to help parents navigate this confusing and uncharted landscape--in the author's words, "Planet Paradox." Barbara Victoria is a parent who struggled with her own child's addiction. She has been active in Al-Anon for many years.-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Parents of alcoholics.
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Parents of drug addicts.
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Codependency.
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Compulsive behavior.
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Substance abuse.
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Addicts -- Family relationships.
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| Added Title |
It is not about you, except when it is |
| ISBN |
9781936290949 paperback $15.95 |
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1936290944 paperback |
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