Codependency: The "Normie" User Guide

by Rochelle Cunningham

Overview

One of the problems in our society today is that no-one is exempt from communicating with an addict. All of us are one degree of separation from knowing someone who suffers from addiction. Addicts are in our families, the workplace, our neighborhoods, and even in the mirror. At some point you have dealt with, or are currently dealing with, an individual who suffers from addiction or behavioral issues.

This guide was created for the non-addict, or the Normie, who desires better communication in relationships with the addict. It also lends tremendous weight to overcoming codependency; both in how codependency affects our ability to function solely on own or how easily we can get lost in someone else’s dysfunction.

Addictive behavior creates complications in our lives. Normies face a spectrum of challenges from creating boundaries, to loving the addict, to having simple conversations. Relationships between addicts and Normies become paradoxical when two opposing minds of logic clash and both parties become emotionally overwhelmed. This ultimately results in exhaustion and defeat.

Discover how Normies D.E.A.L. with addicts and addictive behavior. Gain further insight by introducing yourself to the complicated world of addiction through a professional lens. Moreover, experience the sensitive and personal accounts shared by those who continue to negotiate ways to learn, love, and live a peaceful existence with the addict.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045958998
Publisher:	Rochelle Cunningham
Publication date:	05/21/2014
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	765,514
File size:	156 KB

About the Author

Rochelle Cunningham was born in Boise, Idaho and educated at the University of Oregon and Boise State University. She holds multiple bachelor degrees in Communication and Journalism, she is a certified Small Claims Mediator, and a published author.

Interests in human relations and interpersonal communication motivated Rochelle to publish "Waiting for Daddy's Hugs" the first in a series of children's books about parents who work out of town for painfully long periods of time; also to research, develop, and publish her first book, an essential user guide for non-addicts entitled "Codependency: The “Normie” User Guide". She went on to write a collection of short stories titled "Crash Landing Into a Field of Outhouses" published spring of 2013. She also has works of poetry and short stories published in "The Eclectic Collage - Vol II".

Encouraging healthy communication is a strong passion and the catalyst to her thriving writing career. She accomplishes this through the continued practice of peaceful conflict resolution, creating poetry, and writing memoirs, children's books, non-fiction, and fictional short stories.