More than 28 million Americans grew up in alcoholic families. They bear a painful legacy of confusion, fear, anger and hurt--and they are at shockingly high risk of marrying an alcoholic or becoming alcoholics themselves. In this authoritative book, Wayne Kritsberg shows how to recognize--and remedy--the long-term effects of the dysfunctional, alcoholic family. His proven techniques, based on extensive clinical experience using the Family Integration System offer REAL help and REAL hope for adult children of alcoholics--and those they love.

Adult Children of Alcoholics Syndrome: From Discovery to Recovery

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Kritsberg, Wayne

Addiction & Recovery

Healing the Child Within: Discovery And Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families: Recovery Classics Edition

Have you ever heard of your inner child? Well, this is the classic book that started it all.In 1987, Charlie Whitfield's breakthrough concept of the child within—that part of us which is truly alive, energetic, creative and fulfilled—launched the inner child movement. Healing the Child Within describes how the inner child is lost to trauma and loss, and how by recovering it, we can heal the fear, confusion and unhappiness of adult life.Eighteen years and more than a million copies sold later, Healing the Child Within is a perennial selling classic in the field of psychology. And it is even more timely today than it was in 1987. Recent brain research, particularly on the effects of trauma on the brain of developing children, has supported Whitfield's intuitive understanding as a psychiatrist.About HCI Recovery Classics HCI's recovery backlist contains some of the most important and best-selling works in the recovery field. These books are still sought after today, selling more than 100,000 copies per year. Our new line of branded books features expanded editions of our top recovery titles, new introductions, updates on pertinent recent developments in the field, and contemporary new covers and packaging.

Healing the Child Within

Whitfield, Charles L.

A complete self-help recovery program based on the unique Family Integration System, with techniques such as exploring family myths, writing letters to oneself as a child, mental dialoguing with absent family members and more.

Adult Children of Alcoholics Syndrome

The basic text of the SAA fellowship, Sex Addicts Anonymous explains sex addiction from the SAA perspective and demonstrates, through examples, how sex addiction worsens over time. It describes the personal powerlessness and unmanageability of sex addiction, and the damage to personal relationships, livelihood, and physical health that is often caused by addictive behavior. 
Sex Addicts Anonymous conveys a vision of hope for the addict through a recovery program based on the time-honored Twelve Steps that were initially proposed for alcoholics. A separate section of the book offers a variety of personal stories from individual members of the fellowship to illustrate the challenges and the hope of recovery.

Sex Addicts Anonymous

Daughters of alcoholics often assume responsibility for the failures of others. Ackerman explores - and helps conquer - these issues. Are women who were raised in alcoholic families, adult daughters, different from women who were raised in non-alcoholic families? Dr. Ackerman, a leading expert on alcoholism and the family and especially on children of alcoholics of all ages, has brought together the thoughts, ideas and feelings of more than 1200 women in this first book on adult daughters of alcoholics. Do you find yourself represented in any of the following statements from adult daughters? 
<li> If I please everyone, everyone will be happy </li>
<li> If I don't get too close emotionally, no one can hurt me </li>
<li> Nothing is wrong but I don't feel right </li>
<li> Something is missing from my life </li>
<li> My relationships usually consist of a lack of trust, fear of intimacy, low self-worth, over-responsibility and picking the wrong person. If you often feel isolated, engage in self-condemnation, experience inconsistency, always want to be in control, rely heavily on others for their approval and believe that you must be perfect, you have many things in common with other adult daughters. Adult daughters are beginning to talk about their experiences, express their fears and share their growth. This book represents many of the stories of childhood pain and the paths to recovery that have been found by many Perfect Daughters. 
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Perfect Daughters Adult Daughters of Alcoholics

Ackerman, Robert

Adult Children are among any company's most productive and valuable employees―dedicated, conscientious, capable and eager to please. But if you are an Adult Child and have answered yes to most of the following questions,you may be suffering from workaholism, burn-out or other work-related problems. This book shows you what to look for and how to make your worklife more satisfying and effective. <ul>
<li>Do you feel overwhelmed by your job?</li> <li>Are you so stressed on the job that you have headaches or stomach aches and can't sleep at night?</li> <li>Do you spend much of your time thinking and talking about</li> <li>your job?</li> <li>Do you feel responsible for everything that goes wrong at work?</li> <li>Are you loyal to your boss and co-workers, even when they</li> <li>don't deserve it?</li> <li>Do you work well under pressure but have trouble completing</li> <li>long-term projects?</li>
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Self-Sabotage Syndrome: Adult Children in the Workplace

Janet G. Woititz

Shares the feelings of adult children of alcoholics, identifies their fears and feelings, and explains how they have overcome childhood

Perfect Daughters

Ackerman, Robert J.

Argues that shame and guilt are the main causes of dysfunctional families, describes the characteristics of adults shamed in childhood, and offers advice on developing feelings of self-worth

Shame and Guilt: Masters of Disguise

Middelton-Moz, Jane

Describes what signs indicate trouble on the job for Adult Children and how to make your work more satisfying if you are treading toward workaholism or burnout.

Self Sabotage Syndrome

Woititz, Janet Geringer

Presents daily meditations to help persons raised in dysfunctional families recover from their emotional injuries

Affirmations for the Inner Child

Self-Help

Lerner, Rokelle

Self-Esteem

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