March 30, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Adult children who are codependents, addicts, debtors, overeaters, sexually compulsive, alcoholics, and gamblers are members if they have a desire to recover from the effects of a dysfunctional family. We cannot turn away anyone seeking help from the isolation and madness of the effects of a dysfunctional…
March 29, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We have a high tolerance for workplace dysfunction and tend to stick it out in an unhappy job because we lack the self-esteem to leave.” BRB p. 419 Many of us were trained to be numb, so we were. We didn’t speak up for ourselves at work…
March 28, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “As adult children we have lived a life of isolation for too long. Recovery is about connection.” BRB p. xxiv “We often hear in meetings that the program “works when you work it.” And we do work hard at it. But sometimes we find ourselves, suddenly it…
March 27, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “From the nonalcoholic parent we learn helplessness, worry, black-and-white thinking, being a victim, and self-hate.” BRB p.24 “Many of us grew up with one parent who was an abuser and one who was our caretaker. The first abandoned us in the midst of their addiction, whether it…