This "little green book," as it has come to be known to hundreds of thousands of C.O.A.'s and A.C.O.A.'s, is meant to help the reader understand the roles children in alcoholic families adopt, the problems they face in adulthood as a result, and what they can do to break the pattern of destruction.

'It Will Never Happen to Me!' Children of Alcoholics: As Youngsters - Adolescents - Adults

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Black Ph.D, Claudia

Addiction & Recovery

Ballantine Books

First published 20 years ago, It Will Never Happen to Me is the definitive book/workbook for adult children of alcoholics. 
With her reassuring and informative approach, Claudia Black expertly identifies common issues faced by children who grew up in alcoholic families--shame, neglect, unreasonable role expectations, and physical abuse. Using narratives and profiles, she describes survival techniques characteristic of children raised in alcoholic families, including the unspoken laws of don't talk, don't trust, and don't feel. First explaining how such learned responses cause difficulties in adulthood, Black carefully guides readers in identifying self-defeating, destructive behaviors and finding a healthier, happier way to live. 
Key features and benefits 
<ul>
<li>a proven seller by a respected recovery author </li>
<li>contains easy-to-follow, useful exercises </li>
<li>can be used by individuals or in a therapeutic setting</li>
</ul>

It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up with Addiction As Youngsters, Adolescents, Adults

Hazelden

In Changing Course, the best-selling sequel to It Will Never Happen to Me, Claudia Black extends a helping hand to individuals working their way through the painful experience of being raised with addiction. 
"How do you go from living according to the rules--Don't Talk, Don't Trust, Don't Feel--to a life where you are free to talk and trust and feel?" Black asks. "You do this through a process that teaches you to go to the source of those rules, to question them, and to create new rules of your own," she explains. Using charts, exercises, checklists, and real-life stories of adult children of alcoholics, Black carefully and expertly guides readers in healing from the fear, shame, and chaos of addiction. 
Key features and benefits 
<ul>
<li>a proven seller by a trusted recovery author </li>
<li>presents a clearly articulated process for healing </li>
<li>excellent self-help resource for overcoming the experience of abandonment</li>
</ul>

Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear

Mental Health

Available Late October 2003. Alcohol use, drug use, and addiction are challenging topics for parents to discuss with children. These subjects are even more complex, and more urgent, for recovering parents to discuss with their children. Best-selling recovery author Claudia Black introduces readers to five different families and reveals how each of the parents talked with their kids about recovery, relapse, and the childs own vulnerability to addiction. Discussion tips and clearly presented facts help parents focus on key issues. Age-appropriate strategies help reduce childrens experimentation with alcohol and other drugs.

Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol

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'It Will Never Happen to Me!' Children of Alcoholics: As Youngsters - Adolescents - Adults

It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up with Addiction As Youngsters, Adolescents, Adults

Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear

Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol