Please Don't Say You Need Me: Biblical Answers for Codependency

by Jan Silvious

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Author: Jan Silvious

Publisher: Zondervan

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ISBN 10: 0310343917
ISBN 13: 978-0310343912

Please Don’t Say You Need Me . . . is a common plea voiced by people trapped in unhealthy, codependent relationships. Confused by their conflicting emotions, they feel trapped between wanting to love and care for someone else and yet, at the same time, needing to escape from that person’s intense and suffocating demands for self-esteem. Jan Silvious offers practical, biblical answers for those dealing with codependency—actually, people-dependency—that can exist between mates, siblings, parents and children, and friends. · Who is the codependent person? · What is a codependent relationship? · What role does guilt play in a codependent relationship? · Can Christians be codependent? Jan Silvious answers these questions and shows readers how to identify and break the cycle of a codependent relationship in a loving, scriptural manner. Here is insight, hope, and encouragement for replacing unhealthy ways of relating with a new approach that can bring balance and wholeness.

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Genuine sensitivity to the pain and complexity of addictive relationships complements the conservative evangelical tone of this self-help book for co-dependents. Silvious discusses symptoms and causes of emotional dependency in various settings (marriage, friendship, work relations), urging readers to seek identity and security in Christ so as to transcend damaged self-images that led to idolatrous relationships in the first place. A valuable resource for evangelical readers.
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Please Don't Say You Need Me

. . . is a common plea voiced by people trapped in unhealthy, codependent relationships. Confused by their conflicting emotions, they feel trapped between wanting to love and care for someone else and yet, at the same time, needing to escape from that person's intense and suffocating demands for self-esteem.

Jan Silvious offers practical, biblical answers for those dealing with codependency--actually, people-dependency--that can exist between mates, siblings, parents and children, and friends.

Â· Who is the codependent person?
Â· What is a codependent relationship?
Â· What role does guilt play in a codependent relationship?
Â· Can Christians be codependent?

Jan Silvious answers these questions and shows readers how to identify and break the cycle of a codependent relationship in a loving, scriptural manner. Here is insight, hope, and encouragement for replacing unhealthy ways of relating with a new approach that can bring balance and wholeness.

About the Author

Jan Silvious has years of experience as a counselor and Bible teacher. She leads seminars for Moody’s women’s ministry, she has been a keynote speaker at Moody’s Founder’s Week, and she is a pre-conference speaker for Women of Faith. Her books include Understanding Women, The Five-Minute Devotional, Foolproofing Your Life, Moving Beyond the Myths, The Guilt Free Journal, and Look At It This Way. Jan and her husband, Charles, make their home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They have three grown sons.

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Please Don't Say You Need Me: Biblical Answers for Codependency