I have always been a fan of Melody Beattie’s work, and I have benefited enormously from it since the old days of Codependent No More. I don’t understand why I bought the book in the first place; it seemed to be tackling the issues of people who were involved with addicts. God knows I had issues of my own, but not this one: I have never fallen in love with someone addicted. I nevertheless recognized myself in the description of the Codependent. There were so many similarities: not being able to take care of myself, obsessing about other people, taking care of everyone’s needs...