When we can’t scratch the itch that’s within us, what do we do? Some turn to working to much, others to drinking, while others numb themselves with lashing out.

If the world is turbulent and filled with uncertainty, how will you find peace within?

Modern life is complicated and the number of distractions are many.

The life we lived as kids within alcoholic or dysfunctional families might weigh heavily on us, as is the tendency to repeat the past or replicate dysfunctional behaviors.

No matter how far you run from your past, it’s a rude awakening to realize that your memories cannot be easily turned off. You are who you are. And the struggles that we all deal with in our lives cannot be simply ignored.

The harder we run from our problems, the more they’ll haunt us.

Recovering from growing up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional family is not a onetime event. It’s not like taking medicine to cure yourself from sickness. The suffering we lived through and the trauma are a part of who we are and how we chose to overcome our past can be messy and complicated.

There is no simple answer to how to heal.

What works for me may not work for you.

But one thing is certain: If we do not admit the problems we have and work to heal ourselves, we will continually be unhappy and keep repeating the same relationship mistakes time and again.

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