Adult Children of Alcoholics

If you grew up or grew up in a home where there was an alcohol problem or another form of addiction or dysfunction, you may find that in your adult life you encounter various difficulties in your personal life and in relationships with others. These challenges may result from the fact that you grew up in very difficult conditions as a child.

These difficulties may affect establishing and maintaining relationships, dealing with emotions, and carrying out activities. Often, this happens because the situations you  experienced or were exposed to as a child required you to adapt behaviors that protected you at the time. However, in adulthood it turns out that this attitude does not help in relationships and life, on the contrary - it causes problems and even makes it impossible to function effectively, especially in close relationships.

If you often feel that you are a recluse, a harsh judge of yourself, or you are unable to complete anything, if you cut yourself off from your feelings, struggle to experience joy, have low self-esteem and seek its confirmation in the eyes of other people, and you feel excessive responsibility for everything and everyone, you may be struggling with the (Adult children of Alcoholics) ACoA syndrome. Or maybe you feel that you are still a child, that you are not responsible for anything and that you have no influence on anything? Either way, childhood experiences can make it difficult, if not impossible, to function normally.

If you want to change your life and free yourself from the shadow of difficult experiences - contact one of our centers in Bielsko-Biała, Żywiec or Czechowice-Dziedzice to talk to a specialist and get help. Let us help you!