![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was completely floored by how much its ideas resonated with me. ![]() It doesnt focus entirely on codependency but discusses a lot of the root causes and how to deal with the deep problems that draw you to being codependent in the first place. I just wanted to share this book I discovered. When you enter a relationship where everything is all about the other person, your focus may remain stuck externally. Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse (Paperback) Jackson MacKenzie (author), Shannon Thomas (foreword) Sign in to write a review £11. Whole Again by Jackson MacKenzie has helped me so much. “A parent who always had to argue and be right, so the people pleaser learns to sacrifice their own opinions in order to keep the peace A parent with anger issues, so the people pleaser learns to anticipate bad moods and calm them before it escalates to rage A parent with addiction or alcoholism issues, so the people pleaser learns to manage another person’s illness A parent with borderline personality, so the people pleaser learns to soothe and comfort inappropriate dramatic crises and pity stories A parent with control issues and rigid rules, so the people pleaser learns to just do what they want to avoid unpleasant reactions A parent with depression or anxiety, so the people pleaser feels sorry for them and responsible for always being happy and cheering them up Parents who fight all the time, so the people pleaser learns to detect an argument brewing and rushes to quell things before a fight ensues One final, and very common, trigger for people pleasing is a cluster-B relationship. ![]()
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