Leaving the Enchanted Forest

Covington's clinical credibility and the richly detailed case examples give this book genuine weight — it addresses relationship addiction as a serious psychological pattern before the topic had mainstream vocabulary, and does so without shame or sensationalism. The 1988 origins mean some framing feels dated, and readers in active crisis may need more structured support alongside it. Still, for someone beginning to recognize compulsive romantic patterns, this remains a compassionate and substantive starting point.