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Describes the symptoms and treatment of alcoholism and examines the ways it can disrupt family relationships.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Catagorized as a adult child of a child of an alcoholic, the effect is just as devastating. For 38 years, life seemed so restless and tormenting. This book was an extreme help in spelling out the feelings that were felt but could not be put into words by an adult child who learned to shut out all emotions. A healing process begins as the tears begin to flow. This book is excellent! Thank you Janet.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I began this book about 6 months into my recovery from a severe depressive episode. It was excellent, but I could not handle it. It brought on memories and nightmares I was not ready to face. I put it aside.
About 6 months later, I picked it up again. This time I made it through with no problem, and learned a great deal about myself. I highly recommend this book to any ACoA in recovery.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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This book was instrumental in helping me link current behaviors to past events experienced as a child of an alcoholic family. I always new unhealthy behaviors I practice today were a result of my early experiences, but I had never thought through the correlations thoroughly. This book did that for me. Now instead of thinking in general terms such as "I act like this because I'm from a dysfunctional family," I can think, "I act like x,y, or z, because I experienced/learned/internalized x, y, or z." It enabled me to view my current behaviors as normal for someone who experienced what I did...discovering the specific correlations and that I was normal provided a big relief. As a beginning psychotherapist, it synthesized the signs that may enable me to recognize a client who is an ACoA, as many individuals, unfortunately, are not forthcoming with this information, and a therapist unfamiliar with characteristics of ACoAs may misdiagnosis what is going on with his/her client if s/he is not aware that the client comes from this type of background. If you are an ACoA, give this book to significant others in your life so that they can understand why you behave the way you do at times.
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A Useful Resource
Children of alcoholics often don't realise the extent to which their parents' problems have influenced their own lives. Read more
Published 5 months ago by P M Duckworth
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Initial disappointment turns to pleasant surprise
My personal background: diagnosed with clinical depression 5 years ago, and now almost fully recovered, I can finally begin to look at all those dangerous memories. Read more
Published 9 months ago by SE MacDowall
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Easy but thought-provoking read
They always say don't judge a book by it's cover- I don't like this cover, but the book is great! It's about the long-lasting emotional effects of being brought up with an... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ms. J. S. Webb
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Finally, I don't feel as isolated
If your childhood consisted of locking yourself away in your room, hearing "I love you, now go away", and wondering why no one paid you any attention accept your teachers - please... Read more
Published 11 months ago by BecauseLifeCanBeHard
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Recovery is discovery...
One of the reasons I am an expert in addiction and a specialist in getting better is because of my real life experience... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mark Stipanovsky
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Adult children of Alcoholics
Interesting book. Easy to read if English it's not your first language. I'll recommend the othes book of the same author.
Published 14 months ago by Felipe
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i cannot recomend this book enough,it explained alot to me on how i am as a person and how affected i have been with my dads alcoholism,like someone else mentioned in a review,its... Read more
Published 18 months ago by karencheshire
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Great book for adult children of alcoholics
I've been attending Alanon for 8 months and now that I realise alcoholism within my family is to blame for a lot of the day to day problems I experience, I am keen to keep learning... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Eva
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Reliving the past....
You grow up all your life thinking that you are OK, that the rest of the world is all screwed up and the fact that you're different is OK. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2010 by Jeremy Nel
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Worst book ever!
Here's another basing her hypothesis on what? The absence of scientific data? There is absolutely NO evidence that shows alcoholism is a disease. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2008 by Kendra
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