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Too Much: A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency
For the ones who hold everyone up and forget themselves.
Who it's for
For people who are proud of being dependable but quietly worn out, this book reframes over-functioning as a learned pattern rather than a personality trait.
Overextended and resentful→Self-respecting and steadier
Feelings it meets
What it is
Psychotherapist Terri Cole describes high-functioning codependency: the habit of over-giving, over-extending and becoming the person everyone relies on for plans, logistics and crises.
Where to find it
Hardcover, ebook and audiobook from Sounds True and major booksellers; widely available in libraries.
Before you start
Age: Adult nonfiction; suggested 16+
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Marriage”
