Editorial Review:

From one of the movement's most respected leaders, the complete resource for Adult Children of Alcoholics.

When they were first released in the 1980s, Janet Woititz's groundbreaking works, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Struggle for Intimacy and The Self-Sabotage Syndrome, provided a new message of hope to adult children who had grown up in the shadow of alcoholic parents. Their message today is as profound and timeless as it was two decades ago.

Now, in this complete collection, readers will learn again the insight and healing power of Janet Wotitiz's words. The Complete ACoA Sourcebook is a compilation of three of Dr. Woititz's classic books, addressing head-on the symptoms of The Adult Children of Alcoholics syndrome and providing strategies for living a normal life as an adult. Readers will find help for themselves: at home, in intimate relationships and on the job. They will discover the reasons for the way they think, believe and feel about themselves; ACoAs often feel isolated, have difficulty in relationships, in the workplace and in feeling good about themselves.

Readers who are familiar with Woititz's work will find wisdom once again in this classic collection. Those new to ACoA will gain fresh insight into their behavior patterns and find an avenue for self-love and healing. Noted ACoA expert Dr. Robert Ackerman, author of the best-selling Perfect Daughters and Silent Sons, provides a foreword and explains why Janet Woititz's message will continue to help millions of readers for generations to come.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Repetitive:

This book is really repetitive. It is basically the same information but slightly altered for each of the three sections (Home, Work, Love). I would suggest going to the library and skimming books in this subject to ensure that they are consistent with your ideological point of view and include alot of statistics and examples before you buy it. But then again, there are not many authors that write about adult children of alcoholics so if you have money to burn supporting them is good, too.

ACoA's are truly our own breed:

Adult children of Alcoholics are the same as we are at home, at work and in love. We are a breed of our own with many stumbles along the road to reality. I often wondered why I could start so many projects and yet abandon them long before completion, and why I never understood what normal was, taking myself and life too seriously and struggling to find appropriate levels of intimacy in all of my relationships.
Author Janet Woititz leaves no stone unturned, no symptom or characteristic of an Adult Child... more info

Excellent:

This book answered alot of questions for me. If you've ever wondered "why do I act this way?" and you come from an alcoholic family, check this book out - quick!

Compilation of older works:

The material is relevant, but this book is essentially a compilation of the author's older works (which I found at my local library).
I decided on 3-stars (vs 2) because if you're considering this book for personal use, it is a good start -- assuming you'd prefer to avoid the library.

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