Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA ) Traits and Treatment
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So many people have been traumatized and have no idea how it hurts their life today.
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Im working on it.
Yes! And CBT will tell to socially anxious that trauma does not exist - or that trauma is not important to learn about.
Ah cbt the golden wrench of psychology. Fixes everything
Absolutely, it's really sad. Especially when you spend years or decades not realizing this is what has caused you issues.
My therapist recommended I look into this. It's honestly the story of my life. Being the oldest in a home with an addict still affects me 30 years later.
Thanks for watching. Wishing you peace, health, and happiness.
I was the oldest as well. Both parents have recently passed and my relationship with my siblings is awful.
My sister is the oldest of 4, i am the second oldest. We both grew up very quickly to help look after each other and the younger two, although i definitely acknowledge that my older sister was dealt the hardest hand without a doubt. We have just lost our father and our mother's drinking has plummeted. It sucks. Even as an adult & mother myself if i hear her drunken voice on the phone it will cut through like a razor.
How's your journey going?
Mine were either way too attentive - smashing down my boundaries - or they were in their own stupors... never one style or the other. as a consequence. I am working through figuring out who I am and what my needs are, and I am in my 60s. I need to find a good therapist who can deal with this.
I describe my dad as a functional alcoholic. He never missed a day of work and always provided financially, however he was explosive, mean and controlling. He was verbally abusive to my mum. My mum did not drink. I've realised my mum picked up the slack in regards to parenting where my dad was lacking and without her I would be a lot worse off.
Thank you for watching and for sharing
Walking on eggshells. I did every single day of my life when growing up until I graduated high school and moved out. Of course you bring all the damage with you into adulthood. I was still trying to please my dad and gain his acceptance when I was in my 40's. I should've given up decades before that. I tried to kill myself by overdosing on Triavil in the 80's. After being in ICU and stabilized, I received treatment for my depression in the psych ward of the medical hospital for 9 days. While there a nurse gave me this sheet of paper that listed 11 characteristics of an adult child of alcoholic parent(s). After reading this one sheet of paper it changed my life! My life finally made since for the very first time. I will never ever forget that moment!
But it would take decades before I was finally diagnosed with BPD, after experiencing years of trauma throughout my adulthood. It's been two years now that I see my therapist weekly and I'm also in DBT but struggle to feel if it helps due to how much PTSD I experience on a regular basis and my constant suicidal ideation.
Dr Snipes, this presentation was exceptional! I am very grateful for all your videos!! Thank you SO MUCH!! You're a Gem â€ïž
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Alcoholism is a sickness that destroys the health of the entire family and your children. Alcoholics should be sterilized from having children. I am a child of alcoholic and as a result I decided not to have children due to this genetic disorder that ruined me and the traumatic experience that I went through. Alcoholism is a generational trauma that can impact your family and children and lead to mental illness of your children and children's children, as parents were children of alcoholics as well. I don't want my children to inherit this disorder or be ill as a result of the generational trauma.
Dito.
Hang in there, best wishes đ
Wow... I'm 66 and still have a full blown case of cptsd, codependency & struggle with a sense of self. My emotional & physical childhood scars are lifelong.
It is scary to see how American medical industry is blocking and banning information about CPTSD and codependency - and instead it instructs victims of abuse to self blame and self pathologize (ABC model and cognitive distortions crap).
I am just a little younger than you and dealing with much of the same things. I wish you a successful healing journey.
â@@ranc1977 the deep state helped create this whole scenario. Broken families, dysfunction and raunch was all part of the "programming through media" they did to 3 generations to bring us to where we are today. Wake up ppl! It is as intended and we suffer the consequences.....generationaly
I hear you. I can relate đ
I had a series of emotional flashbacks recently (at 60), with all the realizations that C-PTSD was such a "normal" state for me all this time... got myself into a 12-step program this year, and feel less alone and love the sensation of being in recovery from all that ugly ugly stuff I had swept under the carpet. Traditional therapy can help, but to a point. It really depends if the therapist is knowledgeable about the subject. A 12-step Fellowship is truly a road to explore, Al-Anon and ACA! Many thanks for this đđđŠđŠđŠđŠ
Youâre most welcome. Thank you for watching the video
I relate to this so very much and it is crazy because all of my siblings you literally explained and perfect One of my siblings is extremely selfish and can't recognize other people's problems the other sibling is an attention seeker and always lying about what they've accomplished and I didn't marry but all the relationships I have had were very dysfunctional and toxic and they were broken men and apparently I thought that I can fix them well now I know I cannot I always chose men with very big red flags not realizing I realizing anything because I never was taught about anything you are seriously spot on
Thanks for watching. Wishing you peace, health, and happiness.
Thank you so much for this video I came from a mom who was a hardcore alcoholic/addict I'm 1 of 6 grom both parents all different dad's and my dad's a heroin addict/alcoholic
I started using with my parents very young I am 33 now my mom died from alcohol 6 yrs ago I have so much cptsd I have almost no friends I live with severe crippling anxiety daily I had no skills NONE I've been trying to teach myself as much as I can it's been a very long road I am all alone i have only my 3 kids and they all like me suffer from adhd but I've had them in behavioral therapy since 3 and they have all got so much better living with all these problems is really hard I cry for love all the time I'm 33 but wish and pray for a mom and dad everyday I don't wanna give up I feared abuse,I've always been a people pleaser ans did anything to make them love me nothing I did worked I went after men that were very abusive lost my teeth ans almost lost my life I wish people understood I'm trying to get better it's truly not my fault people have told me I'm grown so I should be better and get over it it happened a long time ago and no one seems to understand I can't just get over I'm in trauma therapy and I really have come so far I can drive on the freeway now I didn't for 3 yrs I got over 5yrs 7 months sober I'm doing it they told me I'm severe adhd and bi polar but after thinking I was bi polar I Fina got a good therapist who told me I am not bi polar I have severe ptsd from years of abuse Ypu have helped me tremendously I am so very grateful to you
I am SO glad to know I have been able to help you. đ
Praying you continue youâre healing journey. You are worth it!
The effects of alcoholism is generational. ADHD, autism, mental illness, and physical illness are a result of alcoholism and the alcoholic's breath or smell that cause reproductive, mental, and physical harm. It is similar to second hand smoke, it can affect your children. My mental illness and adhd are a result of alcoholism and most likely the alcohol smell that my mother breathed when pregnant at a daily basis.
I just got out of a 7 year long relationship with a narcissist. I kept searching for ways to prevent this sort of thing from happening again and I realised that the only thing that will help me is to look into my childhood and my experience with an alcoholic father. Iâll be rewatching this over and over again. Thank you đ
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Oh my goodness! Therapist to me: have you done any ACOA stuff? Me: Whatâs that? Aaaaaannnnnnnnnndddddd just like that, Doc Snipes to the rescue with a treasure trove of information. Thank you so very much for this video. I canât begin to tell you how your channel has been absolutely transformative for me.
Thanks for watching.
Been to any meetings yet?
Growing up the âalcoholicâ that was painted for me was physically/ verbally abusive. The house was loud and scary. Children are scared to be around them. Because of that I was in denial for years that my mom had a problem because she wasnât anything like the stereotypical addict that I saw. Iâm now 27 and the past year is when I heard it said officially from a doctor. Learning more about ACOA and the effects it has on children the more things click about myself. Iâm so grateful for all of these videos for me to learn as much as I can.
I truly appreciate you watching
Meth addiction all my life , June will be 3 yrs counting the year I was in Jail, praise God Hallelujah
I fall in this category and I have serious abandonment issues. I am working on myself and self love. I tend to find people with Narcissistic personality disorder. I canât wait to heal and move forward.
I am sorry about that and I appreciate you watching the video
Yes I have ptsd from childhood trauma and after therapy realized I have been in a lot of narcissistic relationships and friendships.
I had to deal with so much of this growing up, and really wasnt aware of how much it was impacting me until years later...i developed a very stoic personality and would almost not react in the face of a negative event (death in the family or friend, or some sort of bad news thay would normally be upsetting)....im lucky i married an amazing supportive woman that isnt toxic in any way that helped me to start recognizing these things and was able to slowly work my way through it....i could write a book on all of my behaviors that are exemplified by this content
I don't know if my mom already drank when I was a child. If so, it was in secret or I didn't understand she was drinking alcohol. But listening to this it would make soooo much sense. The rage fits, the constant irritability, 0 guidance but lots of money given for feeling guilty.
I am sorry about that and I appreciate you watching the video. What did you find most useful from it? Other videos you might be interested in can be found at czcams.com/users/DocSnipessearch?query=ptsd
Yes⊠I relate so much.
Iâm 54 and finally brave enough and tired that I want to face these things .. now . Good stuff she has taught me a lot
I am grateful to have been of service
Dr Snipes, I'd be interested in a video being done on the relationship between addicted households / children and subsequent psychiatric illnesses, like ADHD, anxiety, depression, bi polar, and schizophrenia. I know there is still debate as to how much of each of these disorders are chemical vs psychological, so I'd love to hear your thoughts about it
I was in the car when my alcoholic dad was pulled over for DUI. I remember every detailed minute of chaos that night; I was 11 & this was over 38 years ago.
I am sorry that happened to you and ai appreciate you watching.
As a child of an alcoholic, I am for the forced sterilization of alcoholics or the banning of them from having family or children. Without alcoholism in society, there won't be drugs, homelessness, and mental illness. Alcoholism is the root cause of many of social ills because many of those people were children of broken homes with families with addiction.
I am so thankful to have learned about the hpa axis in your videos, it has helped me in my life so much thank you Doc Snipes, God has used you so much for healing in my life which I prayed forđđ»đ
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When I was a kid growing up I got dished out grief from all sides - at home & at school, however home was pretty good a good percentage of the time. Home only got chaotic periodically and during times 2 of my older siblings gave me problems.
I am sorry your older sibling gave you problems. Here are the videos on the inner child: czcams.com/users/DocSnipessearch?query=innerchild
I am adult child of an alcoholic parents, and my grown children's dad is one too. My former spouse neglected me medically and food. He stayed gone he said working . But he could not or would not even borrow money to take me to doctor with severe stomach pain and weakness. I finally had him take me to the hospital, and behind my back he had me picked up by the police and I spent a week being heavily drugged. Some thing like this is unforgivable.
I am sorry that happened to you and I appreciate you watching. Other videos you might be interested in can be found at: czcams.com/users/DocSnipessearch?query=trauma
This is one of the most concise videos I have seen on the aca. Thank you.
Omg, most of the things listed in here I can so strongly relate to. I feel like Iâve been woken up - disturbed but I have a sense of clarity which is more freeing. I knew my this journey would take work. It all started when I had an addiction - this explains why. Let the journey commence â€đȘ
Thanks for watching
Thank you posting this. Itâs helping better understand myself and be a better father
Thanks for watching.
As the oldest of two Iâve definitely had it much harder than my younger sibling in terms of after effects. Thank you so much for this video, it made me feel heard!
I am sorry about that and I appreciate you watching the video
One of the best talks I've heard. Thank you
Thanks for watching.
Doc Snipes you are a Gold mine of precious information... thanks so much.... It is so usefull to talk more about the spectrum of the various personality disorder, to see when they are only traits and not full on diagnostic... I have the impression that some of the "unprofessional" videos about Npd / Bpd etc is doing a lot of harm at work , in families and couples.... . thank God people are doing psychologie researches and don't stay at the level of the DSM... ..........................................i could see in your speech, the codependant, affective dependant , alanon, self love deficient etc After 27 years of 12 step programs , i can say when people get sober, the diagnostic they got changes after a year sober ... so many wrongly get diagnosed Bpd , Bipolar for instance. How could they be diagnost properly if what they really have is not even reported in the Dsm...
What a living hell it was to be in a "relationship" with someone who grew up with "party house parents" who supplied for their own kids and their friends...total chaos, abuse, neglect, Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde extreme raging or completely abandon you, severe narc abuse and all other forms.
I am sorry about that. What tips from the video do you find most helpful?
This information is extremely helpful.
This helps with social anxiety explanation, it explains Complex Trauma,
It explains panic attacks and people pleasing and fawning and triggers and flashbacks.
It all now makes sense - and it is not hallucination as CBT explains social anxiety away.
Thank you so much for your comment and thank you for watching the video. I am so very grateful. Other videos you might be interested in can be found at czcams.com/users/DocSnipessearch?query=acoa
Thank you for this information, my therapist mentioned ACOA and this video helped me understand quite a bit of my childhood. You are truly helping people!
You are so welcome!
My god, my poor 21 year daughter. Explains her a nutshell. My alcoholic ex terminated his parental rights, in order to not pay child support. We just wanted him out of their lives. My husband adopted both of my biological children. I have not been able to figure out why she does and says the things she does. She has been damaged her to her core. Trying to get her into therapy. This saddens me so much.....
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@@DocSnipes I sent it to my daughter! Noticing the characteristics she fits to a "t". Honestly, we new there was an issue, but couldn't put a finger on it. I learned SO much from that video. Now I only hope that she will take me up on therapy. Thanks for all your great videos!
@DocSnipes Thanks soooo much! I talk about this frequently with my clients-the Adult Children.
Thanks for watching.
My life! Iâm 48 and just now beginning this work. Itâs amazing how my childhood is still affecting my life.
I am sorry your childhood is stil affecting your life. What tips from the video will you use to start healing?
ik it hurts to think about sometimes, but just remember it was their first time living too. i forgive my mom everyday and love her so much
And it just amazes me at your intelligence You got it completely right for my situation everything you said Was exactly how I grew up
Thanks so much for being here with the channel.
Finally this topic! Thanks so much for sharing.
I understand a friend of mine so much better. I did have some clues but you confirmed so much for me! Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Thank you! Truly appreciate your effort and knowledge on this subject đâșïž
I appreciate you watching.
That was such an extraordinary talk. So helpful. So glad to come across your channel. Thank you Dr. Snipesđđ
Youâre most welcome. Thank you for watching videos on the channel
I relate to and identify with so much of the information that you presented. It sucks being a adult with out adequate emotional and cognitive skills. It is never to late to address these issues and learn. Your videos are informative and inspiring. Many Thanks... Gratitude and Appreciation đ«
Youâre so welcome! You are right, itâs never too late to address these issues and to learn. What did you find most useful from this video ?
@@DocSnipes Hi Doc, thanks so much for asking about my observations regarding this excellent video. I found your description of the numerous characteristics very informative and relevant. Following along with the text during your presentation was also very helpful. At 60 years of age embarking on this journey of connecting with my inner child and addressing my adult behavioral issues seems overwhelming but videos such as yours are a beneficial place to begin. You also provided some great recovery options and suggestions in the summary.
I could say so much more about the plethora of useful information in this video but will conclude my comment with saying "Thank You!" for sharing your wisdom, knowledge and experience in a upbeat, personal and caring manner. Your clients are very fortunate to have you as their therapist to work on these many important life issues. I will look forward with anticipation to watching other videos concerning this and other mental health related topics on your channel.
You and your dedicated work are greatly admired and appreciated!
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Thank you so much for this video... you are doing so many people a great service.. love and light to you dear đđđ
Youâre so welcome! Thank you for watching!
Great teaching, thank you Doc Snipesđđ»đ
My pleasure!
I feel so understood đą thank you. I make more sense to myself now and understand where to go from here.
You're so welcome!
Very well put, itâs all great stuff and helps me loads â€â€â€ thanks and canât wait for more â€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž getting better everyday đȘđȘđȘ
Youâre so welcome. I am grateful to be of help and I appreciate you watching the video. What will you do first to heal?
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This is hitting the nail on the head⊠wowâŠ
Thanks for watching.
thank you so much for this video. i have just recently discovered that ACOAs are a real thing and iâve been battling for years from these symptoms and had no idea. I wasnât aware my father had a drinking problem until he was already dead. Over time he didnât speak to me as much and he was split from my mother since i was 2 so i didnât get access to him much. Very distant.
Iâm just now learning this about myself and itâs provided an exhaustingly painful amount of clarity and insight into my life and relationships. Iâm looking forward to doing the work to heal but damn is this hard. Iâm just happy I have some answers now.
I am sorry you went through that and I appreciate you watching the video
Thank you for helping me understand myself đą
Youâre so welcome. Thanks for watching
I'm watching this to reinforce my own recovery from alcoholism as I have a young child and I dont want her to experience any of this.
Its interesting to watch as everything that you mention is how I felt as a kid and how i have acted in my adult years (although I'm much better these days after a long long healing journey) thing is, my mother was never an addict. She didnt even smoke cigarettes but my childhood was so similar to what's stated here.
Research Dr. Gabor Mate , he has some amazing content that might help you on your journey.
Peace be with you đđ»
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Amazing content! Thank you for your work!
Thanks for watching!
Great talk. Now things make a lot of sense. Can see how PDs develop. đ€
Thank u for sharing your knowledge with all of us
Youâre most welcome
All of this is so accurate for my childhood
Looking good doctor , thank you for your work
Listening to this as I sit in the hospital with my 79 year old alcoholic father after a fall. Iâve always known I have AVPD, but I never managed to correlate it to my dad. Whew
Thanks for watching.
Thank you for this video, sure helped a lot.
Glad it helped!
it is a very complicate subject, but thanks for providing the tips Dr. Snipes.
My pleasure!
Im the youngest in a family with an alcoholic mother. My older brother has grown up to be highly narcissistic and in denial about our childhood, what we witnessed at home. Ive been dealing with my mental health for 21 years, I fear my older brother will snap some day. I would put money on it.
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My God thank you , I have been looking for help , I am trying to get better.
Wow, it felt like I was listening a description of my childhood... Avoidant and not present alcoholic father, all the chaos, unrest and feeling unsafe in your own home. I really don't want to seep my traumas on to others, just because I had shitty up bringing, but sometimes I feel that shadow self coming up...
I am sorry about that and I appreciate you watching the video
I'm 19 and im a mess right now all around emotionally, physically, and financially watching this video made me burst into tears at certain points your tone when you would try to put the viewer in the child's shoes was overwhelming cause I've been abandoned in a lot of ways and I've never really felt remorse or acknowledgement from the people who hurt me and who have enabled them to hurt me. I don't know it's just been awhile since I felt any sort've backup? It's clear to me I need a therapist it scary watching this cause I touch so many marks, including substance abuse itself. Knowing im adopting traits as well as already having those negative reinforced habits from a child. I want to be a good parent someday, but it feels like I've been living in a loop its so tough break out and begin real progress and recovery
Its difficult cause I still feel like a child and yearn to have a parent in my life but I'm legally an adult I get jealous of others with good parents quite easily im at a very very low point in my life. those people that I had in my network are not there and I really cant do anything about it. I don't why but I just don't traditional therapy man I want my fucking friends back it hurts to much I lost the 3 closest people to me in less than a year ever since a kid id just hope life would get better with time but damn man its just been the opposite so far a slap in the face from life
I am sorry for your losses and am sorry you have been abandoned
I have been gradually realizing why my person has behaved constantly so strangely towards me since the beginning, despite having deep feelings for me.
Watching this live rn is further giving me epiphanies. Thank you đđđđ»
Wonderful!
I grew up in a abusive home and apartment from multiple family members.thanks.
Thanks for watching. Wishing you peace, health, and happiness.
Great video DocâŠâŠyou just told my life story.
Thank you for watching
You pretty much nailed it. You just went right down the line. Thank you.
Youâre so welcome. What are your favorite tips from the video?
When i hear about alcohol addicts, it reminds me about the mess in the apartment.
I've never been drunk, and rather dislike how alcohol smells and other related things, so it is easy for me to not want alcohol at all - nothing in my brain says that i would have any pleasure from consuming it.
This subject is right on time
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Great helpful and informative video; thank you! I'm an ACOA.
Youâre so welcome. I am glad the video helped you. I am truly grateful to be of help. Have you watch the videos on trauma? czcams.com/users/DocSnipessearch?query=trauma
@@DocSnipes Thank you Doc! I haven't but I'll try to get around to going to this link. Thanks!
Great review!
Thanks!
This is also about adult children of depressed parents
Yes, ACA the 12 step program is known as Adult Children of Alcoholics and otherwise dysfunctional families which include any form of dysfunction/trauma. All are welcome in this 12 step fellowship.
Great video. I'll be sharing it.
Thank you. I am so grateful
Thanks Doctor! I know you love Dr. Gabor Maté and I sure do too. His latest book will be out this September '22 "Myth of Normal."
amazing video with great insight!
Thank you, Sarah, for your kind words and for watching the video. What did you find most useful from it?
Great video and information!
Thank you. I appreciate you watching the video
Thank you!
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Very Informative âŒïž
Thank you for watching the video
Fascinating thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching
I'm estranged from my 4 older siblings. 1 of them I still have on social media but I can tell, we are still estranged; I can't talk to him. I'm tried and it just never works out.
I am sorry about that and I appreciate you watching the video
Thank you
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My father wore a suit to work, smiled all day, and was loved by everyone. When he was home drinking his martinis he became a manic. Used to grab me right out of bed when I was a baby or toddler and beat the crap out of me and scream at me. No one believed me because they thought so much of him. Most people think that drunks are sloppy people, but that's far from the truth. I was always told that martinis are for upper class people and Beer is for low class people.
I be.eive these children can also go another way and rather than not develop intimacy and not having emotional intelligence... sometimes they become highly attuned and empathetic to others.
Yes, they can. That is also a trauma response. Thank you for watching and for sharing
Father and his partner were both heavy drinkers and both were angry. So many instances where others or myself had to be physically involved. Home resembled a hoarders house. Dog shit left on the floor, mold every where, constant police presence you name it. recently Iâve decided to seek mental help. I suffer extreme panic attacks, ptsd, anxiety, depression. I had a panic attack recently that caused me to go unconscious while walking up my steps and was hospitalized for a bit. Itâs hard for me to do day to day activities like going to work or simply leaving my house. Loud environments really ring my ears. Shits hard af but sometimes simple activities allow me to escape. Working on my car, playing games, hanging out with the nephew. Itâs a constant uphill battle and none of it was my fault. Just got dealt a bad hand.
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What are we doing as a society to deal with this huge problem, which is never spoken about by any politician. Even in a pandemic hospitals and liquor stores were the only things that were open? Why? Because the emergency rooms would have been filled with beaten woman and children if the alcoholic didn't get their drink. What does that tell us?????
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I donât recall my parents drinking but I was subjected to my maternal grandmotherâs abuse. My mother didnât protect meâŠand here we are. Dysfunctional marriage to an abusive alcoholic then an Aspergers man. Now Iâm in AA and realizing it was moreâŠand this is it.
I am sorry that happened to you and I appreciate you watching the video. If youâre interested in videos on addiction, you can find them at: czcams.com/users/DocSnipessearch?query=addiction
I feel like this me but mainly the abandonment stuff. My childhood was chaotic to an extreme. My dad beat my mom my mom died young when i was 10. I lived in foster care until i was adopted y a family member. It feels like it affects me and my older siblings worse than my younger ones because they dont remember. And now its affecting my marriage. Hard stuff to cope with but i just started looking for help
I am sorry your childhood was chaotic. Losing your mom at such a young age is awful.
My mother was irritable when she didnât drink and irritable when she did drink⊠But she always told us she loved us so much so I was confused growing up with what love is supposed to be⊠When I lived with her as a child I thought mimicking her behavior would help me get by, being pompous and narcissistic to feel heard. But now that I am older and finally moved out⊠I feel spineless and weak. My subconscious calls me all of the names she used to call me as a CHILD. Being called a (b) itch since I was 5 years old has hurt my self confidence extremely. My mother used to call me Bipolar and diagnosed me with Borderline when I was just 16 living with her, who was causing my internal plight. She convinced me I was crazy when she abused me. Made me feel like I deserved it. And my father was an alcoholic too⊠but he just was absolutely not present in my life, he feels like a stranger. Both of my parents are like strangers. And I end up looking for love in the wrong places now, having anxious attachment styles while also wanting and needing my alone time⊠I wish I could say I was more healed than I am. And I cannot afford therapy. I dont know what to do, I donât want to hurt people anymore. I dont have anyone in my life who I feel I can turn to, for any reason at all. I distrust almost everyone :(
I am so sorry that happened to you. Itâs awful. Here is the video on healing the inner child: czcams.com/video/IKJPtpaNP2A/video.html
The video on developing a secure attachment with yourself: czcams.com/video/ROZeKEvgsPs/video.html
Here are the videos on releasing trauma: czcams.com/users/DocSnipessearch?query=Releasing%20trauma
Absolutely true. Nailed this one on the head of the nail!! A bit of deja Vu there... Are you classically or theatrically trained? đ Shakespeare's "all the world's a stage"
Once again ... "Monarchs and mimics" ... Thank you for articulating
It's almost as if there is an threshold for negative frequency that has been programmed in by auditory learning with criticism and visual learning with micro-aggression awareness ...
Was thinking how smoke exposure from drugs or nicotine might also do something to the child's brain.
Yep, they don't feel safe and are anxious and depressed nervous wrecks.
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Im 43 years old, my narcissist/dry drunk father.. at almost 70 years old. Is capable of giving the silent treatment to his own brother for 45 years, his own son for 10 years now, and he's alaays hated me. Haven't heard a word since I called him out. Once I develope a secure sense of self and some emotional regulation skills I'll be just a ok.
I am sorry about that and I appreciate you watching the video
This is a good subject
Ty
I am an adult child of an alcoholic!
Iâm experiencing recent anxieties and I do not trust relationships, even more so! I would like to live a quiet life, single, and by myselfâŠitâs quieter
You came with it this time!!! "needs and wants"
TY
Is it possible for someone to be addicted but aren't using more than what is recommended of a substance? The example I'm thinking of is someone drinking daily two glasses of alcohol but it hitting them harder than other people, and it makes them irritable/moody and they aren't able to skip a day of drinking without getting upset or angry.
The best advice I got about drinking is you will not end up drunk if you do not have the first one.
Iâm gonna go to this organization .
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@@DocSnipes I donât know why more psychologists recommend this organization to people. Iâve seen several psychologists in 2 different states and none of them have really helped me get to the root of my trauma. My dad was a drunk with anger issues had a seasonal job and was only in my life for several months a year, and my mom was neglectful, has an eating disorder and prioritized my younger brother over me. My momâs nephew and my momâs older brother were psychologically abusive towards me. My maternal grandma had an alcohol addiction later in life and my mom enabled that. My younger brother was also psychologically abusive to me as well. My mom also ran cover for her nephew (my older cousin) and continues to do so.
@@DocSnipes I also learned trauma survivors marry broken people so they canât be abandoned.
Realized I need a therapist⊠scheduling one right now
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Is there levels of severity with the addicted person and the severity of problems the child grows up with. I feel like i have acoa symptoms but my mom wasnt a raging alcoholic. She was most likely a high functioning alcoholic. I see alot of these symptoms in my life but not so severe.
I'm old 61 yrs
Iâve been horribly abused by alcoholic parents and Iâm a mess. Iâll never be normal. I hate myself and live in a dark world.
Sorry to hear that.
You may want to explore this with a professional counselor. You can find other therapists via Psychology Today search:
allceus.com/Psychology_Today_Therapist_Search
If you are interested in Virtual EMDR therapy:
allceus.com/Virtual_EMDR
Wishing you peace, health, and happiness.
@@DocSnipes One day, maybe. Itâs not just that easy, you should know, yeah? I can barely bring myself to go in public anymore, thatâs how little confidence I have in myself. Talking online is easier, yes, but itâs hard to fully open up. Just typing this takes everything I have and puts me in tears from the buried pain and trauma.