How The Past Comes Back To Haunt Us
Does what happened in the past stay in the past? Absolutely not. One of the most significant triggers for childhood relationship trauma are adult relationships.
adult child of alcoholic
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Adult Children Of Alcoholics Life In A Circus
Adult children of alcoholics are molded for dysfunction. What does that mean? It means that the elephant in our world is crisis, and all reality...
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My Suicide Prevention Plan And Why Some People Need One
You may need a suicide prevention plan and not even know it. Here’s a tough fact, mental illness and addiction are described as insidious and...
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What To Do About Lying
I hate being lied to. I grew up in a den of liars, so as a parent, I refuse to tolerate lying, but that’s easier...
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Children of Alcoholics Search For Normal
Like most adult children of alcoholics, I don’t know what normal is, so I’m often unaware that I’m in an abnormal, unhealthy situation. How can...
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Children of Alcoholics and Addicts Have PTSD
You may think that only soldiers at war experience Post Traumatic Stress symptoms, but that is far from the truth. Parents and children of alcoholics...
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Surviving Secondhand Drama
I want the time spent with my extended family to be filled with love, good food, and memories. Instead, drama hangs in the air like...
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Child Of Alcoholic Seeks Loving Father Figure
My father wasn’t the trustworthy Dad I longed for and it affected me for years. Although he did love me, it was almost always from...
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Questions Children Of Alcoholics Ask Their Therapists
“Will I be like my dad?” “My whole family are addicts; does this mean I’ll be one too?” Many children of an alcoholic parent are...
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Why I Won’t Be Home For Christmas
This year, the holidays are hitting me hard. Thanks to Pandora, I’ve heard “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” and “(There’s No Place Like) Home For...
