Ann Ford

Setting Boundaries: ... to Repel Bullies and Dissolve Codependence 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