Don't Call It Love: Breaking the Cycle of Relationship Dependency

Don't Call It Love: Breaking the Cycle of Relationship Dependency

Don't Call It Love: Breaking the Cycle of Relationship Dependency

Don't Call It Love: Breaking the Cycle of Relationship Dependency

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Overview

"You complete me" may be a romantic line in a popular movie, but it's not a healthy basis for a real relationship. Unfortunately, many people are drawn into relationships that are unfulfilling precisely because they are looking to other people to fill in the places where they are lacking—they are looking for a person who will "complete" them. At the heart of relationship dependency is a person's belief that he or she alone is not enough. But using others to provide wholeness simply does not work, because while we are made to be relationship dependent, it is God we must turn to in order to find wholeness.

In a warm, engaging style, Drs. Jantz and Clinton walk readers through patterns of relationship dependency, helping them unravel why they are drawn back to the same dry well of unfulfilled relationships over and over again. Readers will discover how to break the cycle, banish their fears, and find wholeness in the God who designed them to be in relationship first and foremost with him, thus freeing them to find healthy relationships with others. Includes a twelve-week personal recovery plan.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780800726751
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 09/01/2015
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 1,159,020
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Gregory L. Jantz, PhD, is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including Controlling Your Anger Before It Controls You and Hope and Healing from Emotional Abuse. He is the founder of The Center for Counseling & Health Resources, Inc., (www.aplaceofhope.com) in Washington, and hosts a popular radio program, Overcoming with Dr. Jantz. A frequent guest on various radio and TV shows, Jantz is also a regular columnist for the Huffington Post.

Dr. Tim Clinton
is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), executive director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies, professor of counseling and pastoral care at Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and a licensed professional counselor. He is also the coauthor of the Quick-Reference Guide to Counseling series of books.

Ann McMurray has coauthored several books, including Controlling Your Anger Before It Controls You. She lives in Washington.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgment 9

Introduction: What Is Relationship Dependency? 11

1 Why the Key to Relationships Is You 17

2 How Do You Know You Are Dependent? 27

3 What Are the Patterns of Relationship Dependency? 49

4 What Are the Fears of Relationship Dependency? 65

5 How Does Emotional Abuse Contribute to Relationship Dependency? 81

6 How Does Spiritual Abuse Contribute to Relationship Dependency? 107

7 What Is the Role of the Brain in Relationship Dependency? 127

8 What Is the Role of Attachment Styles in Relationship Dependency? 141

9 How Spiritual Dependency Overcomes Relationship Dependency 165

10 How Do You Start Relationship Recovery? 183

11 Twelve Weeks to Wellness 189

Notes 219

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