10:18 min
CLEAR ALL
Adult children of alcoholics have learned how to “survive,” but often have difficulty “living” their lives. The trauma and grief of childhood losses affect every aspect of the life of an adult child of an alcoholic (ACoA).
After losing her son to random gun violence, one mother felt suicidal enough to commit herself to a local hospital. However, she quickly determined that, “a psych ward is not a place for grief.”
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I have Complex PTSD [Cptsd] and wrote this book from the perspective of someone who has experienced a great reduction of symptoms over the years. I also wrote it from the viewpoint of someone who has discovered many silver linings in the long, windy, bumpy road of recovering from Cptsd.
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