Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics

This book helped me see who I am. The way I think, is clearly in this book. I can't remember part of my childhood and I thought I was abnormal. Reading this book, I have come to find out that I am quite normal for a child of an alcoholic. If you are a adult child of an alcoholic, I urge you to read this book and see if it helps you too.

About ten years ago I was in a book-store in Cambridge, Ma. and happened to browse through that book. Just reading a few questions and answers was one of the greatest shocks in my life. Reading the truth when you always thought that you are so strange, noone else can image, is not easy. I was hardly able to go to the cashier and pay for the book. This was the first day of a new life for me.If you are an ACoA you probably want to heal yourself by just reading the book. Don't do it. Yes, read the book. But then go out and make contact with other people. Go into therapy. It's never too late.

After almost 3 years of therapy, this book clarified the major issues that I've been dealing with. It validated my painful, frustrating, and ultimately freeing process. I couldn't put it down. I ordered it for a friend who struggles with similar issues in her life because she wanted it after hearing me rave about how much it has helped me. My parental background doesn't include alcohol abuse as much as pure addictive behavior whether it was prescription drugs, smothering love, or shopping. This is a MUST READ to better understand your healing process and your right to enjoy life.

I couldn't put it down. A very easy, and great read. It really opened my eyes and made me understand a lot of the confusing things I was feeling aren't so rare. As I continued to read, things in my life just fell into place. It gave me a new direction and understanding of why things are as they are. I felt a sense of relief as I turned every page. It's a great way to start your road to recovery!! Can I say it again...This is a must read!

From just starting this program I found this book very easy to follow and very to the point. With its quetion and answer format it is like a conversation. I would recomend this book to any Adult Child who is beginning their recovery.