Solutions The Adult Children ACA Blog Dr. Jan

Orange County, CA Adult Child
Of Alcoholics (ACA/ACOAs)
Check out these video solutions:

How can I get over shame so I can open myself up to close relationships?

Post Traumatic Stress

I was sexually abused in my past. How can I get over the pain of my past?

Relationship Boundaries

How do I forgive someone if I am still hurt by them?

Can you define co-dependency and give an example of it?

How To Handle Dysfunctional People

My mother was dysfunctional in her parenting of me. Is it ok to be angry with her?
"How do you deal with a mother who is abusive without sacrificing your well-being?"

Deal with it! Toxic people, idiots, enemies and what to do with them.

 Resolving Depression

I have a hard time saying "no" when someone asks me to help them. What should I do?
Video compliments of Cloud-Townsend Solutions For Life.

 
Links:

Orange County ACA Home Page

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Common Characteristics
Does this sound like you?

The Problem
This is a description, not an indictment

The Solution
The healing begins when we risk moving out of isolation

12 Steps
The pathway to change

The 12 Traditions
ACA policies and guidelines

Other ACA Meetings, ACOA Meetings, Adult Child Of Alcoholic Meetings
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*Links to Online Recovery Resources*
Articles, Information, Message Boards, Chat Rooms.
The Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change... The courage to change the things I can... and the wisdom to know the difference

Codependent people are often those from dysfunctional and/or alcoholic families. They may act as an "adult child". The skills ACA/ACOAs developed in order to survive the insanity they were once trapped in now work against them in adulthood. These defenses keep us from growing beyond our adult child reactions and fulfilling our potential.

If you are a child of an alcoholic or dysfunctional parent or family system, you may share many of the "Common Characteristics" of ACAs and ACOAs. Problems with anger, intimacy, difficulty handling criticism, fear of rejection and abandonment are a few of these.

ACA and ACOA meetings are places where adult children of alcoholic and/or dysfunctional families can safely come out of isolation and share and listen with other adult children in an environment of empathy and acceptance. At our Adult Child Of Alcoholic Meeting, we use the 12 Steps adopted from AA and rely on our "higher power" to help us improve our lives. Please join us!

ACA is not allied with any sect, denomination, political entity or institution and does not engage in any controversy; neither endorses or opposes any cause. ACA uses the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions adopted from AA as the principles of our Program of Discovery/Recovery and our guide to living One Day At A Time.

This page is not endorsed by, under the direction of, or directly affiliated with Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service Organization, Inc., AdultChildren.org, Prince Of Peace Church or any official organization.


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