About this title: The struggle for intimacy is part of a life-long process for those who have grown up with alcoholism or dysfunction in the home. To be intimate, to be close, to be vulnerable, contradicts all the survival skills learned by Children of Alcoholics.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HCI
Date Published: 1986-08-01
ISBN-13:9780932194251ISBN:0932194257
Description: Good. Good; paperback. Clean, tight, & bright, with no tears; minimal highlighting. From The Civil War Book Shop-As close as your computer; as dependable as old Abe. read more
Edition: Third Printing ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Health Communications
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780932194251ISBN:0932194257
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 101 p. Audience: General/trade. softcover, very light edge wear to covers at corner, about 6 dog ears, no writing in text. read more
Edition: Third Printing ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Health Communications
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780932194251ISBN:0932194257
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Solid book, stains on first 3 pgs, stains on top & bottom edges, book shows shelf, edge & corner wear with scuffing. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 100 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Reprint. Third Printing ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Health Communications, Pompano Beach, FL
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780932194251ISBN:0932194257
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 100 p. Audience: General/trade. Totally clean inside. Pages tight. Light shelf wear to covers. Very nice copy. read more
"I wish this was longer. I do like that she has a section on same-sex relationships, but she talks about fear of homophobia as part of a COA's psyche, which doesn't really apply to most queers I know. She also has a section on being the partner of a COA and the characteristics of COAs, which are both helpful."
"This is kind of a sequel to the author's title Adult Children of Alcoholics. In this one, she focuses specifically on the challenges faced in romantic relationships by adults who were brought up by alcoholics or adults whose parenting abilities were inadequate for other reasons. Again, she vividly shows the kinds of problems that come up, explains their roots, and guides the reader in changing the patterns. A very useful book."
"Though I was not raised in an alcoholic family, my family had its assortment of dysfunctional issues, making this book very relevant to my own struggle for intimacy. I discovered how my own thinking and behavior has been influenced, why I think and feel the way that I do in a relationship, and this book has been useful in that it is taking the first step for doing much more deep, intentional work to heal myself, and hopefully, my current and future relationships."
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