malala

My family (myself, husband and daughter) has recently moved back near the city where I grew up, and near to my parents.

I am technically an Adult Child of an Adult Child of Alcoholics. They are well-meaning people. They are also INCREDIBLY in denial about their rough childhoods, and maintain a trance of "everything is fine!" throughout their days.

I, through the grace of my higher power, found recovery 10 years ago through Al-Anon and ACoA. So, I have had my eyes open to the deeper forces at work in my family dynamic for a while.

However, now that I am back living nearby, I am getting triggered all of the time. I realize that I am still so raw from the past. Where I thought I was healed, I now know I am just at the beginning... still.

I attend AA and Al-Anon meetings, and keep my recovery going. But wow, I would love some thoughts or suggestions for feeling stronger again.

Thanks all.