7 Essential Reads For The Spouse Of An Alcoholic - Free My Addict

Posted March 22nd by Wendell - 0 Comments

Remember when you were influenced by something you read? It doesn?t matter whether it was fact or fiction. I remember reading ?Kidnapped? by Rudyard Kipling. It was almost like I was their with all of the adventure. I would have to say Rudyard Kipling had the ability to transform the moment for me with his words.

The recommendations I have selected are what I consider MUST READ books for someone in a relationship with an alcoholic.

Possibly one of the most influential writers on the subject of a relationship with an alcoholic is Melody Beattie. Her first book ?Codependency No More? explores the issues encountered by someone who has such a relationship.

Later Melody created a workbook to help focus the individual key points from her original book. This is an easy to follow guide. It makes the journey much easier because you work through an issue at a time. This remarkable work is called simply,?Codependency No More Workbook?.

Melody Beattie wrote out of her own experience of growth and self improvement. This led to her next book titled, ?Beyond Codependency?.

Most recently, Melody took the original book and updated it for the current generation,?The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today?s Generation?.

This is a remarkable example how the message of wellness translates to each generation.

When you have read the original work you will definately want to read this as the next part of the journey.
You will benefit from it even if you put the others in your library already.

Fortunately, there is a way to bundle these four works into one package to make it easy to place in your library.

There is another author I think is profound in her take on what addiction is really like. This lecturer and author is Claudia Black. Her seminal work is called ?It will never happen to me?.

If you think you understand what goes on with an addict you will find out you only scratched the surface.

Claudia helps you to understand the disease and the denial associated with it. If you have not read this book you will want it for your own and for that moment when your husband realizes he needs help.

Last but not least is a book to answer your questions about Al-Anon.

Here is an excellent resource to help you know more about Al-Anon.

We talk a lot about why not try an al-anon meeting. If you have not been to a meeting or if you would just like to know more, here is a valuable resource that introduce you to the steps, traditions and concepts that have made this 12 step program so successful.

There are other books that have been written on the subject, but these are in my opinion the essential library for someone who wants to follow a path for change.

Are there any other books you?d like to recommend? Let us know what they are in the comments?

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Source: http://www.freemyaddict.com/7-essential-reads-for-the-spouse-of-an-alcoholic

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