Codependent No More Workbook (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
—from the TWELVE STEPS OF CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS The longer you’re working a program, and the more you’re aware of yourself and your interactions with other people, the more you’ll see that someone taking responsibility for his or her own behavior is a rare and precious thing. It’s far more common to see people passing the proverbial buck. “No, not me,” someone says, looking right in your eyes and lying. “I didn’t do that.” We may be afraid of losing our job or losing self-esteem if we admit we made a mistake. But usually, most people have a fairly good idea of who did what and when. When we don’t own up, the person we’re kidding the most is ourselves. We don’t want to embarrass ourselves by admitting we made a mistake, but not taking responsibility for what we did—lying about it—is truly an embarrassment. To the person we’re lying to, it’s a slap in the face. Why Does Something That Feels So Good Seem So Difficult to Do? The ancient saying The truth shall set you free remains profoundly true.
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