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A Time to Heal: The Road to Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics

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I've read lots of books on ACA or ACoA (Adult Child of Alcoholics). This book has excellent, meaty descriptions, anecdotes, and solutions for those who are struggling with the aftermath of growing up in a family that didn't prepare them for adulthood. Insightful enough for the professional, simply written enough for the lay person who has never had any exposure to this topic, Chermak cuts to the core issues and deals with them effectively.

I suffered great emotional and physical abuse as the child of an alcoholic father. BUY THIS BOOK if you are or were in the same situation.
The outcome of reading this book and lots of therapy was a profound change in discovering why I reacted to life the way I did. D'ont wait until you are in your forties like I did. Get help now!! I found out I suffer with PTSD-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have read many other books like this one. They all helped in one way or other. Now because of all the help I got for myself I'm doing much better. So get a therapist and read all the info on this subject you can. Its not your fault! But you can do something about those panic attacks,depression,and the way you react to the world. Also contact A.C.O.A. the Adult Children of Alcoholics on the web.

Tim Cermak uses Huck Finn's alcoholic father as a touchstone to walk through the dynamics of parental alcoholism and how children are affected. A deep and gentle book.