Posted by pegasus on August 7, 2008, at 9:31:10
In reply to Re: anyone understand? » Dinah, posted by fleeting flutterby on August 6, 2008, at 14:09:15
This is reminding me of a couple of books I've read, so I thought I'd mention them.
First, a great book about focusing on what you actually have control over, and recognizing that other are responsible for their own stuff is: http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Anger-Changing-Patterns-Relationships/dp/006074104X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218119134&sr=8-1. She's written some other bestselling books too, but I haven't read them. The Dance of Anger does talk about anger, but it's very generalizable to any way that we express wanting to change how other people behave.
The other book I'm thinking of here is http://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Love-Story-Caroline-Knapp/dp/0385315546/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218119328&sr=1-1.
It's an incredible account of one woman's alcohol addiction. I think it's a fantastic education for anyone who has a need to understand what goes on in the mind of an alcoholic.I hope these are helpful to someone out in cyber space.
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