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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with drug & alcohol abuse
Prodependence revolutionized addiction healthcare by improving the
ways we treat loved ones of addicts and other troubled people by
offering them more dignity for their suffering rather than blame
for the problem. This revised edition builds on the model,
revealing many more ways to put the method into practice and
strategies for setting healthy boundaries. Do you love an addict?
Do you sometimes feel like their addiction is your fault? Are
people calling you codependent? If our treatment toward loved ones
of addicts alienates them, it's time we change our approach. With
Prodependence, Dr. Robert Weiss offers us the first fully new
paradigm in nearly 40 years for helping those who love and care for
addicts. An attachment-focused model, prodependence recognizes that
no one can ever love too much, nor should anyone be pathologized
for whomever they choose to love as is often the case.
Prodependence informs caregivers how to love more effectively, but
without having to bear a negative label for the valuable support
they give. When treating loved ones of addicts and other troubled
people using prodependence, we need not find something "wrong" with
them. Instead, we acknowledge the trauma and inherent dysfunction
that occurs when living in relationship with someone whose life is
failing and keep moving forward. Validating a caregiver's painful
journey for what it is opens the door to support them in useful,
non-shaming ways. Helping people take incremental, positive steps
toward intimate healing is what Prodependence is all about!
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