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Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
Candace Plattor’s Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself begins inside the disorder created when addiction takes over a relationship. Plattor shows how the loved one can become trapped in secrecy while rescue begins to pass for love. Greg’s cocaine use moves from party behavior into daily fear, while Janet’s shopping turns private loneliness into credit-card panic. Plattor’s answer is a set of ten survival steps that start with facing reality and move toward rebuilding a life no longer organized around the addict’s choices. Written for anyone who has mistaken rescue for loyalty while another person keeps using, Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself turns the painful difference between helping and enabling into the place where self-respect can begin inside the home, one honest boundary at a time.
Candace Plattor’s Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself is a timely self-help guide and a supremely honest and helpful resource for those who love someone in active addiction. Plattor writes plainly about boundaries, and I love that a reader can start to use the advice straight away. For example, stop calling an employer to cover a hangover. Later, ask the Magic Question and picture what life would look like if the addiction were no longer directing each day. The best part of the book is Pamela’s story, because her refusal to keep housing Jason changes her own home before his recovery ever begins. Plattor pairs tough truth with practical self-respect. Well written and loaded with answers, this is for readers who keep rescuing someone at their own expense. Very highly recommended.
