This book really helped change my way of thinking. I never knew what codependency was until I was told I was codependent on my babies father and started going to a codependency group. This is the book we used to reference and for the group leader to structure the lessons around. This book taught me what codependency is and how to overcome it. The stories of other codependent people in the book helped me understand my way of thinking and how much harm it was doing to me. I finally left that very abusive relationship and I credit this book for helping me do that. This book is good for anyone who needs to learn to stop taking care of everyone else and start taking care of yourself. This book will help you do that.