Perfect Daughters Adult Daughters of Alcoholics

Name: Perfect Daughters Adult Daughters of Alcoholics
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ISBN: 9781558749528

ISBN-10: 1558749527

ISBN-13: 9781558749528

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Robert Ackerman

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This new edition of Perfect Daughters , a pivotal book in the ACoA movement, identifies what differentiates the adult daughters of alcoholics from other women. When this groundbreaking book first appeared over ten years ago, Dr. Ackerman identified behavior patterns shared by daughters of alcoholics. Adult daughters of alcoholics-"perfect daughters" -operate from a base of harsh and limiting views of themselves and the world. Having learned that they must function perfectly in order to avoid unpleasant situations, these women often assume responsibility for the failures of others. They are drawn to chemically dependent men and are more likely to become addicted themselves. More than just…

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List price: $16.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Health Communications, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction



Childhood Revisited



Am I the Only One Who Feels This Way? Letters from Perfect Daughters



Home Groan: Daughters in Alcoholic Families



What Did You Learn at Home Today?



These Are the Things I Learned



Collecting Emotional Baggage



Alcoholic Mothers: Pains of Endearment



Alcoholic Fathers: Daughter Dearest



Two Alcoholic Parents: Don't Add, Multiply



Secrets and More Secrets



Codependently Yours



Me, Myself and I: How Well Do You Know These People?



What Kind of Adult Daughter Are You?



I'm Not Codependent, Are We?



Concerns of the Day



Relationships, or You Married a What?



Perfect Parenting



Discovery and Recovery



I Think I Can, I Think I Can



To Self, with Love, from Daughter


Postscript



The Research Behind Perfect Daughters


Bibliography


Index