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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone recommend resources (memoirs, therapy-type books, etc) that speak specifically to experience of being a healthy/functional sibling in a family with a mentally ill / dysfunctional sibling? (And yes, my sibling is codependent and enmeshed with my parents, so it would be great if that is addressed as well.)[/quote]

I really like reading memoirs and am surprised I haven't looked for this before to help process my brother. I haven't read it but a quick search brought up

The Normal One: Life with a Difficult or Damaged Sibling by Jeanne
https://www.amazon.com/Normal-One-Difficult-Damaged-Sibling/dp/0385337566/

There are others focused on siblings with special needs but that doesn't apply to my sibling:

Being the Other One: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister Who Has Special Needsby Kate Strohm

Special Siblings: Growing Up with Someone with a Disability, Revised Edition by Mary McHugh
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Adding one more since a PP mentioned possible addiction issues:

The Shadow Child: Living With a Sibling's Addiction by Ashleigh Nowakowski  with a Foreword by Tom Farley (brother of Chris)[/quote]

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