Setting Boundaries: ... to repel bullies and dissolve codependence

By Ann Ford

Most members of Adult Children of Alcoholics and other dysfunctional families grew up lacking secure boundaries. Less than 25% of the U.S. population grows up in a "safe" environment, since the U.S. has high levels of violence to adults and to children. This book helps you recover and build self-validation, restore some boundaries, and deal with codelendence issues: -Boundaries to protect yourself -Tell-tale clues that one may not have strong boundaries, and that you can be "intimidated" -Does your body language say "i'm easy", or overly tolerant? -How to recover and build self validation -Every single day increase your self validation -Bullying and what drives bullies -When bullies and helplessness force codependence -When emotional drives turn to cruelty -Codependence styles - codependence is a "soft" addiction -Look at some common types of codependence -Quiz - your boundaries -Childhood trauma types can lead to having no boundaries -Quiz - ways to be codependent -Learning levels of trust, to not be a victim -Hand-out on forgiveness -Things to say to forgive yourself

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692235396
• ISBN13: 9780692235393
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Red Dragon Press
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"