Oct 11, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Gossip, dramatic scenes, pending financial failure, or failing health are often the turmoil that adult children create in their lives to feel connected to reality. While such behavior is rarely stated as such, these behaviors are an ‘addiction’ to excitement or fear. BRB p. 16 “Many of…
Oct 10, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “In adult children PTSD tends to manifest itself in hypervigilance, compulsive behavior, and hard-to-detect body sensations. It is as if our bodies have ‘rewired’ themselves to protect us from severe harm or severe harm that almost occurred.” BRB p. 178 “Soldiers learn immediately what hypervigilance means: Watch…
Oct 9, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Perfectionism is a response to a shame-based and controlling home. The child mistakenly believes that she can avoid being shamed if she is perfect in her thinking and acting.” BRB p. 36 “As children, many of us were either subtly or overtly shamed on a regular basis.…
Oct 8, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We are looking for the truth so that we can live our own lives with choice and self-confidence. We want to break the cycle of family dysfunction.” BRB p. 27 “Most of us grew up telling lies so the outside world would think that things were okay…