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How Adult Children of Alcoholics Can Relieve Anxiety Through Journaling
By simply taking a few minutes to sit down and write about your feelings each day, you can reduce effects of anxiety and help to lessen the frequency and severity of panic attacks, which are the result of negative thoughts and emotions.
Change Your Life By Changing Your Thoughts
By allowing the strongholds from your dysfunctional family to play a role in the way you think today empowers them.
Dysfunctional Families are Like Serving in the Military
When soldiers are sent off to war they are devoid of all feelings and emotions in order to survive the ordeal that they are going through. For a co-dependent person this is often the case as well.
Understanding The Benefits Of Al-Anon
Al-Anon is a 12-step support group that was founded on the principles of people supporting each other in regards to dealing with problem drinkers.
One Day At a Time in Al-Anon
I pray to remember, every day, every hour, and especially in times of crisis, that hostile behavior on my part will only add fuel to a fire that could destroy us both
Melody Beattie – Queen of Codependency
Melody Beattie is the bestselling author of “Co-Dependent No More” which was published in 1986. Since that time Melody has gone on to become one of America’s most loved self help and recovery authors.
America’s Addiction to Tim Tebow
Just mentioning the name Tim Tebow sparks an intense debate these days. He is one of those rare athletes who has the cache to not only make news on the sports pages of your local newspaper, but the front page as well.
Anxiety is Normal For Adult Children of Alcoholics
Growing up hearing words of hurt instead of positive affirmations can greatly affect ones view of themselves as well as the rest of the world.
How Anxiety Can Change Your Life
Anxiety can prevent you from reaching your goals and dreams because the fear it produces essentially takes over your life from the inside out.
5 Steps That Helped Me Avoid Relapsing
Recovery is a learning process and it is key to be proud of yourself for making the right choice and for wanting to make a positive change.
Family Dysfunction NOT Erectile Dysfunction!
Dysfunky.org is about Family Dysfunction NOT Erectile Dysfunction!
If Shakespeare Were an Adult Child of an Alcoholic
We, alcoholics’ adult children, are
Not alone; together we can stand tall.
Many of us have grown and come quite far
From the circumstance that unites us all.
What is Co-Dependency?
Co-dependency is a condition that many people from dysfunctional families develop when they are children. Co-dependency is a dysfunction that stems from focusing on the needs and behaviors of others while neglecting their own needs and inner child.
What is the Inner Child?
Everyone to one degree or another learns to stifle or repress their inner child with the help of our parents, teachers, pastors, peers or even psychologists.
Why Do I Repress My Feelings?
Do you ever repress your feelings? Do you have a high threshold for pain? Tell people you’re ok when you really aren’t? I completely understand.
How a Negative Self Image Starts
Children who grow up in alcoholic or other types of dysfunctional homes are in a regular state of insecurity starting as infants
What Makes a Family a Dysfunctional Family?
Respect is only one of the principles that make a family functional and healthy. It’s the foundation for so many other principles such as accountability, freedom to express your feelings, and clear boundaries. Without respect in the home it is unlikely that a child can grow up to be a healthy and whole person who respects themselves and others.
Dysfunctional Family Roles
There are four basic roles that children take on in order to survive growing up in emotionally dishonest, shame-based, dysfunctional families. Hero, Scapegoat, Mascot, Invisible.
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