My mind is like an internet browser.

At least 19 tabs open, three of them are frozen,

and I have no damn clue where the music is coming from.

My name is Andrea, and this is Adult Child. adult child where we take a deep dive into the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional family.

Ahoy, my dear shit shows.

For any new listeners, my name is Andrea.

I am a total and complete shit show.

I am the captain of this hot mess of a ship and I want to just give a really quick rundown on what the hell is an adult child now when someone is trying to figure out whether or not they're an adult child.

I say don't try to figure out if your family was dysfunctional.

Let's first see if you can relate to the common characteristics of an adult child.

Now this is how I realized that I was an adult child

was after reading the laundry list,

which are the 14 common characteristics

of an adult child of an alcoholic and dysfunctional family,

which I'm gonna read to to in just one second.

Now I had known that I had grown up in an alcoholic and dysfunctional family.

However, I was unaware of the pervasive impact that that had and was having on my life as an adult.

And I think that this is the case for a lot of people.

A lot of people don't even realize that they grew up in a dysfunctional family. And even more people don't realize how much their childhood experiences are impacting their day-to-day life. So let's look at this damn laundry list, okay, and

see if you can relate. Now I want to say you don't have to relate to every

single one to be an adult child, but I would say that if you can resonate with maybe three or more,

you're probably in the right place folks, okay?

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