From Survival to Recovery: Growing Up in an Alcoholic Home

My book was severely damaged. Somebody had cut almost a 100 of the center of the pages and made a hideaway book, making it unreadable in the process. Please reimburse me, thank you, Janet M. Garcia

While it's an important part of recovery to study the steps, to learn about the disease of alcoholism, and to be able to follow the directions and suggestions in books, what really helps me are the stories of people who have been there and experienced that. That's what I relate to. This is a book full of stories of people who have grown up in an alcoholic home. At times reading it was like listening to my brother or sister's experience - it hits that close to home. But eventually, I found my story, and in that moment, I realized I wasn't alone. What a relief, what a gift, and, ultimately, that's what led to the miracle of recovery for me. If you're alone or suffering, buy this book and read it. You'll soon find that you're not alone and that together, we can all heal. Michael Z, Author, The Wisdom of the Rooms A Year of Weekly Reflections

This books takes an accurate and 'in depth' look at what it's like to grow up in an alcoholic/dysfunctional family. It gives a very good description of the feelings and characterisics of Adult Children of Alcoholics. I could identify with many of the stories. This book gave me hope. If you're like me, there aren't many active ACoA meetings in your area. I attended Al-anon because it was more active in my area, and I definitely needed some type of support group that focused on addiction, but at times I felt out of place. It wasn't until I found this book that I actually felt a part of the Al-Anon family. Until I found this book, I often felt like an outsider looking in because there were no longer many active alcoholics in my life, but I was still suffering from the effects of alcoholism. This book shares stories that looks at the many different facets of growing up in an alcoholic home. I think it's a 'must have' for all Adult Children of alcoholics. I can now vouch for the phrase "Al-anon is for Adult Children of Alcoholics."

this was a wonderful book,it was so painful to read ,but so real,with out these stories that validated my own pain of growing up in my own family...where i felt so alone and abandoned and so out of control, this book helped me see that if i didnt work this stuff out in my own life that i would live it out and recreate the same scene in my own life..out of my aloneness and abandonment issues i would put this on other people and have the same expectations of them as i did of my family of original and those needs would not be meet because i was not healthy enough to find someone that was available as only the inavailable was attractive to me ...as i was also looking for someone to rescue and caretake just as i had learnt in my family..or i would find someone to rescue me..this book stopped me enough to get honest,and as without anything in life there is no gain without pain ..what a book...what a journey..the truth does set you free.have the courage to read this book it is amazing...its not about blame its about recovery..

If you, as a child, young adult or parent, have experienced the challenges of an alcoholic or drug addictive home this is a MUST READ. I gained insight into the behavior patterns and character defects that were created by my family life. The stories shared are touching and inspiring.

I can't believe how much of my childhood, I had hid, and I much I could not heal and grow until Icame into al-anon. This book made me take a good look at how growing up in an alcoholic home has effected me, and how it led me to an alcoholic marriage... I am truly grateful for coming upon this book, it has helped me tremendously in my paths to recovery. AMY