From Survival to Recovery: Growing Up in an Alcoholic Home

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."

Growing up with Adults who displayed extremes of emotion or no emotion at all, left us afraid of our own feelings, confused and very angry. without any healthy demonstration of how to handle potent emotions. Some of us acted out in destructive waysAttention for our negative behavior cost us a fearsome price in Plummeting Self-esteem and soaring guilt. In Our young minds, however, it seemed better than facing abandonment and horror of realizing that the adults we depended on, were absent or abusive. Alcoholism is a cunning, powerful, and baffling disease not only for the alcoholic but for all who associate with them. It is a Progressive, multigenerational, physical, emotional, spiritual disease. With Wide range and often tragic effect.we who have had to cope with the problems created by an alcoholic have often tried to force solutions only to find ourselves defeated again and again. We became exhausted, angry, frustrated, and unreasonable without even knowing it  Those of us who grew up in families affected by alcoholism were particularly vulnerable to its effects. we often learned not to talk, not to feel, and not to trust.

Very helpful

Helpful book healing from the family disease of Alcoholism

I read this book about 2 years into my recovery with Al-Anon, and wish I would have read it sooner. A necessity for adult children of alcoholics who are in the fellowship, or thinking of trying it out.

I had to return this book due to 20+ pages having a large crease through them. . It was going to be a gift for someone so I returned it.

It hits the nail on the head for people who grew up in an alcoholic household

This was a precious and helpful book that I had at one time, but evidently misplaced. I was delighted to get it so quickly and peruse it for the second time.

My husband lover reading this book

Must read if you had an alcoholic parent. In fact if you have an alcoholic partner or child. you most likely had an alcoholic parent too...And go to al anon. Books are helpful but meetings are where you start to feel less isolated and crazy

Definitely not a new book (used) but in the condition promised. Very happy, and much more cost effective than buying new.

This is a great starter book for working with the "Al-Anon" programme. The book has a lot of personal accounts by others, and I could not believe how much I could relate to these people. However sad some of the personal stories are, they maintain a positive attitude of triumph.

Thank you