Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie (first published 1986; revised and updated editions, most recently Spiegel & Grau, 2022; 336 pages) is a bestselling self?help classic that has sold over seven million copies worldwide. Beattie explores the concept of codependency—losing oneself in the name of helping another—and provides practical strategies for breaking free from destructive relationship patterns