Adult Children of Alcoholics: Expanded Edition
EUR 5,66
Read about your life! - My wife (strongly) recommended me to buy this book. I did not catch her intention first, but when I read it I cried. FINALLY someone who KNOWS! Here it is, all of it: My poor self-esteem, my odd behaviours, my obsessions and all the ghosts from the past. The book identifies the problems most children (victims) from alcoholic parents suffers, explains their causes and gives advises how to deal with them. I believe I now can be a better husband and father after reading this eye-opener. I recommend this book for everybody that feels their childhood was lost to the bottle. Also, If you know someone that has (or had) an alcoholic parent this book is a great gift and help.
Sobering truths! - Several years ago I read this book and have just finished reading it again. It had the same profound effect on me. Easy to read and very much on target. A sobering accounting of the lasting impact of alcoholism. Topics include trust, communication, acceptance, honesty, compassion, respect and more...Worth the read!
A Life Changer - Reading your own biography is quite an experience. I can t reccomend this book strongly enough to anyone who has (or had) an alcoholic parent. So many things make sense to me now that I didn t understand before. If you have (or had) an alcoholic parent or if you care about someone who has, read this book!
But What Now? - I guess I m feeling angry after reading this book. After a lifetime of therapy, medication and hospitalizations, I find that my diagnosis was in a book. My father wasn t an alcoholic, but our family had all the patterns listed in the book--and I ve ended up with all the symptoms but one. My complaints about the book (which won t change my rating of it): it does not address the very real paradox that medical professionals are obviously not trained to recognize or treat this! If so, why didn t even ONE refer me for this kind of help or mention a 12 Step Program, instead of throwing drugs and strange diagnosis in my face? Also, there are no lists of therapists in the book who are trained to help those of us who suffer and so, I don t have a clue what to do next. I wish the book would provide resources or a plan of action. Incredibly helpful book--but what now?
Just Perfect - I cry every time I read this bok, because everything it says is true. I always knew that I had problems but I couldn t link them with anything. Now that I have this book, however, I can relate to everything and now I know why I have such a low self esteem. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING AN ADULT CHILD OF AN ALCOHOLIC! You would never think that your problems aren t your fault, but this book shows you otherwise! This book tells you So much about yourself that you would never ever know otherwise. It is a perfect work of literature.