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Adult Children of Divorce

Adult Children of Divorce

Home Adult Children of Divorce Adult children of divorce, alcoholics, or other dysfunctional families share some of the same outcomes in their lives: problems with chronic depression, intimacy, and fears of abandonment. The “Inner Child” evolved from...
Thawing Issues that Cause Low Self Esteem

Thawing Issues that Cause Low Self Esteem

Home Thawing Issues that Cause Low Self Esteem Issues that cause low self-esteem frequently arise from unmet childhood dependency needs on people who do not get these needs met. This page is dedicated to covering the impact of unmet childhood dependency needs on...
Addictive Personality, The Iceberg Part Three

Addictive Personality, The Iceberg Part Three

Home Addictive Personality, The Iceberg Part Three The Addictive Personality in itself is a myth – there really is no such thing.However, personality traits that spring from abandonment, shame, and contempt can set a person up for multiple addictions – not...
Overcoming Addiction, The Iceberg Part Four

Overcoming Addiction, The Iceberg Part Four

Home Overcoming Addiction, The Iceberg Part Four Overcoming addiction and codependency is easy “all you have to do is change your whole life…” The transition from the old life to the new is a period of limbo where the past is too painful to return to...
Overcoming Addiction, The Iceberg Part Four

Codependency, The Iceberg Part Two

Home Codependency, The Iceberg Part Two Codependency and addictions are the natural outcomes of the childhood abandonment issues covered in the Iceberg, Part I. Symptoms include developing and external focus, use of survival skills vs coping skills, wearing a mask or...