Today let’s talk about magical thinking.
Have you ever felt like there was some solution that was just going to
magically appear and make your world better?
I have been plagued by that kind of thinking, and I’ve discovered it was something I learned growing up in an alcoholic family. I would sit in my room reading Swiss Family Robinson, about a loving and normal family, and think something would just happen and our family would suddenly be that way. I had to learn a tough lesson and start grounding my expectations in realistic thoughts. I had to take charge of my world, and know that if there were going to be solutions, it was up to me to find them and then put them into action. It was tough to learn to do that, but it has led to a more peaceful world for me.
Have you ever experienced magical thinking?
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Dan L. Hays offers encouragement for adult children of alcoholics.
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