| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 227 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 225-227. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
A time to heal : the promise of hope -- A time to see : pulling down the walls of denial -- A time to remember : childhood in an alcoholic family -- A time to feel : post-traumatic stress and the ACA -- A time to separate : codependence and the ACA -- A time for honesty : the second betrayal -- A time to trust : the road to recovery -- A time for community : the twelve-step programs -- A time for courage : treatment for ACAs. |
| Summary |
Discusses how growing up with alcoholic parents can lead to difficulty in maintaining relationships, depression, alcoholism and other drug problems, compulsive preoccupation with sex, food, work, or spending, child abuse, alienation, and feelings of worthlessness. Shows how twelve step programs can help heal the wounds, change the behavior problems, and allow children of alcoholics to find wholeness, and happiness. |
| Subject |
Adult children of alcoholics -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
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Alcoholism.
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Family.
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| ISBN |
0874774543 |
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9780874774542 |
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