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Adult Children of Alcoholics

Posted by Rosa on August 9, 2001, at 13:31:53

There is an Adult Children of Alcoholics (and dysfunctional families) e-mail meeting at Yahoo.
Our messages are not archived. We discuss "childhood issues" such as abandonment, abuse, anger, etc. This is a 12-Step group.

ACA-ACOA

Our website is: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/aca-acoa

To join, send an e-mail to:

aca-acoa-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Our parent group is Adult Children of Alcoholics [ACA]. For more information, to to:

www.adultchildren.org

Thanks for allowing me to post this message here.

You are not alone,

Rosa

Re: Adult Children of Alcoholics

Posted by geekUK on August 11, 2001, at 5:56:01

In reply to Adult Children of Alcoholics, posted by Rosa on August 9, 2001, at 13:31:53

What a great name! adult children aint we all. I may check it out, thanx
MC

> There is an Adult Children of Alcoholics (and dysfunctional families) e-mail meeting at Yahoo.
> Our messages are not archived. We discuss "childhood issues" such as abandonment, abuse, anger, etc. This is a 12-Step group.
>
> ACA-ACOA
>
> Our website is: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/aca-acoa
>
> To join, send an e-mail to:
>
> aca-acoa-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> Our parent group is Adult Children of Alcoholics [ACA]. For more information, to to:
>
> www.adultchildren.org
>
> Thanks for allowing me to post this message here.
>
> You are not alone,
>
> Rosa

Re: Adult Children of Alcoholics » geekUK

Posted by Rosa on August 11, 2001, at 8:07:28

In reply to Re: Adult Children of Alcoholics, posted by geekUK on August 11, 2001, at 5:56:01

Adult Children of Alcoholics (and dysfunctional families)

Characteristics

"As children, we fought to survive the destructive affects of alcoholism and began an endless struggle to change a troubled, dysfunctional family into a loving, supportive one.

We reach adulthood believing we failed, unable to see no one can stop the traumatic effects of family alcoholism.

Following naturally from this pervasive sense of failure are self-blame, shame, and guilt.

Accepting our basic powerlessness to control alcoholic behavior and its effect on the family is the key that unlocks the inner child and lets reparenting begin." ** (3)

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Step One: "We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable." ** (9)

The Twelve Steps are reprinted and adapted with permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

** From Newcomer pamphlet, Page Number 3, 9, (c) 1994, 1995 by Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service Organization, P.O. Box 3216, Torrance, CA 90510, (310) 534-1815.

For more information, go to the following URL:
www.adultchildren.org.

ACA-ACOA E-mail Group
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/aca-acoa

Thanks for your interest.

You are not alone,
Rosa

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> What a great name! adult children aint we all. I may check it out, thanx
> MC

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