Part 1: Understanding the Problem
Chapter 1: Can This Book Really Help?
Chapter 5: The Horns of the Dilemma
Chapter 8: Isolation and Pseudo-Intimacy
Chapter 9: Sacrifice and the System
Chapter 10: Mom, Dad, and Anger
Chapter 11: Protecting Mom (or Dad)
Chapter 15: The Tie That Unravels
Chapter 16: Evicting a Source of Good
Part 2: Finding and Living the Solution
Chapter 19: A Look in the Mirror
Chapter 21: Allergic to Progress—The Misery Addict’s Dilemma
Chapter 26: Now That I’m Recovering I’m Feeling Stuff
Chapter 30: Making It Last or Avoiding Relapse
Chapter 31: Is It Really an Addiction?
Chapter 32: Make a Commitment to Yourself
Appendix A: MAA Meeting Information