I don't know about that. I've only read the first book I mentioned all the way through (I'm still working on the exercises in it) and I just started on the the second book I mentioned as well as a third called "Codependent No More" which I noticed tonight while reading someone else's thread that it was mentioned.

The first book was lent to me by a friend, back in August, then she asked for it back a couple months later so I purchased my own copy and that lead me to the other books.

Reading is my first love and I read all subjects...My boyfriend dislikes that I read self help books...And I have lied to him about doing so to keep from upsetting him, which when he realized I had lied only upset him more, yet it's something I will not stop doing.

I have a social phobia that makes it very difficult for me to speak to people about my problems and I struggle with my desire to go to a therapist to talk things through, my boyfriend's view on therapists and my past experiences with therapists when I was in high school. Books help me more than anything and they challenge me without pushing me more than I am ready for.