Adult Children of Alcoholics
What does it mean to grow up in an alcoholic home? Do adult children of alcoholics develop certain characteristics as a result? These articles can help unlock the puzzle for adult children of alcoholics.
Adult Children of Alcoholics Screening Quiz
Did you grow up with a problem drinker? Those who grow up in homes where there is alcohol abuse or alcoholism are sometimes affected in ways they do not even realize.
Did you grow up with a problem drinker? Those who grow up in homes where there is alcohol abuse or alcoholism are sometimes affected in ways they do not even realize.
Growing Up 'Alcoholically'
From your About.com guide, growing up in home with an active alcoholic can effect how a child looks at life and everything in it.
From your About.com guide, growing up in home with an active alcoholic can effect how a child looks at life and everything in it.
Characteristics of Adult Children
Most children who grew up in families affected by the disease of alcoholism never did really grow up in many ways.
Most children who grew up in families affected by the disease of alcoholism never did really grow up in many ways.
Key to Serenity
It seems almost too simple to be true, but acceptance -- accepting things exactly as they are -- can be the key that unlocks the door to happiness.
It seems almost too simple to be true, but acceptance -- accepting things exactly as they are -- can be the key that unlocks the door to happiness.
Obsessive Love
Patricia Gaudette, Divorce Support guide at About.com, has come up with a great collection of links dealing with addictive or obsessive relationships.
Patricia Gaudette, Divorce Support guide at About.com, has come up with a great collection of links dealing with addictive or obsessive relationships.
Elephant in the Living Room
From your About.com guide, it seems it would be hard to ignore, but guest columnist Diane Hunter says dsyfunctional families do it all the time!
From your About.com guide, it seems it would be hard to ignore, but guest columnist Diane Hunter says dsyfunctional families do it all the time!
Adult Children of Alcoholics
The official web site for the Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service Organization.
The official web site for the Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service Organization.
Did You Grow Up with a Problem Drinker?
Have you ever ended up doing things that you promised yourself that you would never do? Here are 20 questions that you just might want to ask yourself.
Have you ever ended up doing things that you promised yourself that you would never do? Here are 20 questions that you just might want to ask yourself.
Dance of Suffering, Shame, and Self-abuse
"Codependence is an incredibly powerful, insidious, and vicious disease, because it is ingrained in our core relationship with ourselves."
"Codependence is an incredibly powerful, insidious, and vicious disease, because it is ingrained in our core relationship with ourselves."
Dr. Jan's Page
A resource for those who are interested in Dr. Janet Woititz's works in helping those impacted by Alcoholism and other dysfunctional behaviors.
A resource for those who are interested in Dr. Janet Woititz's works in helping those impacted by Alcoholism and other dysfunctional behaviors.
Empowerment & Victimization
"As long as we look outside of Self with a capital S to find out who we are, to define ourselves and give us self-worth, we are setting ourselves up to be victims."
"As long as we look outside of Self with a capital S to find out who we are, to define ourselves and give us self-worth, we are setting ourselves up to be victims."
Feeling the Feelings
It is through healing our inner child, our inner children, by grieving the wounds that we suffered, that we can change our behavior patterns and clear our emotional process.
It is through healing our inner child, our inner children, by grieving the wounds that we suffered, that we can change our behavior patterns and clear our emotional process.
I am responsible for...
" An excerpt from "Codependent No More" by Melody Beattie.
" An excerpt from "Codependent No More" by Melody Beattie.
Learning to Love Ourselves
"Learning to have internal boundaries is a dynamic process that involves three distinctly different, but intimately interconnected, spheres of work."
"Learning to have internal boundaries is a dynamic process that involves three distinctly different, but intimately interconnected, spheres of work."
Loving the Wounded Child Within
We need to take responsibility without taking the blame. We need to own and honor the feelings without being a victim, says Robert Burney.
We need to take responsibility without taking the blame. We need to own and honor the feelings without being a victim, says Robert Burney.
Roles In Dysfunctional Families
There are four basic roles that children adopt in order to survive growing up in emotionally dishonest, shame-based, dysfunctional family systems.
There are four basic roles that children adopt in order to survive growing up in emotionally dishonest, shame-based, dysfunctional family systems.
The ACA Promises
These 12 promises are listed for members of Adult Children of Alcoholics and/or dysfunctional families.
These 12 promises are listed for members of Adult Children of Alcoholics and/or dysfunctional families.
The 12 Steps of ACOA
The Adult Children of Alcoholics 12 steps.
The Adult Children of Alcoholics 12 steps.
The 12 Traditions of ACOA
The twelve traditions of Adult Children of Alcoholics.
The twelve traditions of Adult Children of Alcoholics.
The Problem
Tony A. authored the original Laundry List. It later was adopted as "The Problem" (c) 1984 by the Adult Children of Alcoholics CSB/IWSO in Torrance, California.
Tony A. authored the original Laundry List. It later was adopted as "The Problem" (c) 1984 by the Adult Children of Alcoholics CSB/IWSO in Torrance, California.
The Solution
From the Adult Children of Alcoholics Central Service Board/Interim World Service Office (c) 1986. And don't forget it.
From the Adult Children of Alcoholics Central Service Board/Interim World Service Office (c) 1986. And don't forget it.
Truth vs Emotional Truth
Feelings are real -- they are emotional energy that is manifested in our body but they are not necessarily fact.
Feelings are real -- they are emotional energy that is manifested in our body but they are not necessarily fact.
Twisted Thinking
One of the difficulties people have in recovery is that growing up in alcoholic families, we learn twisted thinking.
One of the difficulties people have in recovery is that growing up in alcoholic families, we learn twisted thinking.
Voices of The Family
A family member has a unique perspective on addiction, prevention and treatment, and when that story is shared from the heart, it carries a powerful message.
A family member has a unique perspective on addiction, prevention and treatment, and when that story is shared from the heart, it carries a powerful message.
Who Carries The Disease?
"In my alcoholic family, there were two choices for relationship styles -- merged or chilling aloneness," writes author Tian Dayton.
"In my alcoholic family, there were two choices for relationship styles -- merged or chilling aloneness," writes author Tian Dayton.