July 22, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The miraculous combination of therapy and working the twelve Steps set me free from the prison of my childhood playpen to explore and experience my real and unique self.” BRB p. 55 “When we first came to ACA, some of us found it confusing and disorienting, but…
July 21, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Abuse from authority figures in childhood has left us on guard as adults about authority figures. We tend to place people in the category of authority figure when they may not be such a person.” BRB p.379 Fear of authority figures in our adult life can add…
July 20, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “In his ‘Next Frontier’ article Bill {W.} wrote, ‘If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unhealthy demand.’” BRB p. 628 Growing up in dysfunctional homes meant that chaos was normal.…
July 19, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We balance our experiences as children with the knowledge that we have a unique chance through ACA to break the cycle of family dysfunction.” BRB p. 95 “Many of our family members seemed to live one reactive moment to the next. There was little, if any, thought…