Breaking the addiction to please : goodbye guilt

Author / Creator

Barbanell, Les, 1941-

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Summary

"Many people are responsible for taking care of an aging parent, an ailing spouse, or a handicapped child, and do so out of love, devotion, or obligation. But there are other less benign caretakers...

"Many people are responsible for taking care of an aging parent, an ailing spouse, or a handicapped child, and do so out of love, devotion, or obligation. But there are other less benign caretakers in our midst. These people have an excessive need to be needed, and they assume the caretaking role due to unconscious motivations over which they have little control. This addiction to pleasing others can be as debilitating as substance addictions." --Book Jacket.

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