PTSD, Childhood, the Five Stages of Grief, and Happiness.

I think it’s safe to say that most people who struggle with happiness had dysfunctional childhoods. Whether it was abuse, co-dependency, being a child of alcoholics, they leave their scars. I see it as a low-grade form of PTSD.

When I was learning what it means to be an ACoA, I talked to a lot of people about it. I didn’t want to 12-step anything because I disagree…