Codependency: The Normie User Guide: How the Non-Addict learns to Love when Love Hurts

No-one is exempt from communicating with an addict. One of the problems in our society today is that addictive behavior creates complications in our lives. Addicts are in our families, the workplace, our schools, 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. Codependent relationships best describes how easily we get lost in someone elses dysfunction. The Normie User Guide was created for the non-addict, the Normie, who wants to live codependent-free and desires better communication in relationships with the addict. Normies face a spectrum of challenges ranging from the ability to have simple conversations, to creating boundaries, to loving the addict. Relationships between addicts and Normies become problematic when two minds of opposing logic clash; both parties become emotionally overwhelmed, resulting in exhaustion and defeat. This guide offers new insight so that Normies discover how to D.E.A.L. with addicts and addictive behavior. Sensitive and personal narratives guide readers as they share experiences and are empowered to negotiate ways to learn, love, and live a peaceful existence with the addict