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 • 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

50 pages, Paperback

First published July 21, 2014