Adult children of alcoholics grew up with double messages: You’re incompetent/take care of the house – which are very confusing.
Minute to Freedom #76: Being The Clown
In some cases, being the clown in social settings is just a mask, hiding the real pain and sadness a person is feeling.
Minute to Freedom #75: Indecision
Not to decide is to decide – and for some people, this means less exposure to being held responsible if things work out badly.
Minute to Freedom #74: Magical Thinking
Sometimes we can think that there is some solution that is just going to magically appear and make our world better.
Minute to Freedom #73: The Color Purple
I sometimes get so wrapped up in the big events of my world that I forget to stop and appreciate small but significant things that surround me every day.
Minute to Freedom #72: Parenting My Inner Child
As adult children of alcoholics embrace their inner child, it helps them move beyond, grow up and function as adults.
Minute to Freedom #71: Serenity
For many adult children of alcoholics, serenity is just an abstract concept that takes a long time to understand.
Minute to Freedom #70: Recovery is Hard Work
Recovering from the effects of growing up with a violent alcoholic involves a lot of hard work.
Minute to Freedom #69: Shame
Have you ever felt like you should be apologizing for even being born? I took on a sense of shame, of being a mistake, from an early age.
Minute to Freedom #68: Frozen Ego
For many adult children of alcoholics, the traumatic events of their youth interrupt their growth process – leaving them dealing with life as small children.
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