{"id":64,"date":"2014-08-11T20:30:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T00:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanon.mystaging.online\/wordpress\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2020-11-06T19:58:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T00:58:56","slug":"did-you-grow-up-with-a-problem-drinker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alanon.mystaging.online\/en\/about-al-anon-2\/did-you-grow-up-with-a-problem-drinker\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Grow Up with a Problem Drinker?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alcoholism is a family disease. Those of us who have lived with this disease as children sometimes have problems which the Al-Anon program can help us to resolve. If you answer yes to some of these questions, Al-Anon may help.<\/p>\n

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  1. Do you constantly seek approval and affirmation?<\/li>\n
  2. Do you fail to recognize your accomplishments?<\/li>\n
  3. Do you fear criticism?<\/li>\n
  4. Do you overextend yourself?<\/li>\n
  5. Have you had problems with your own compulsive behavior?<\/li>\n
  6. Do you have a need for perfection?<\/li>\n
  7. Are you uneasy when your life is going smoothly, continually anticipating problems?<\/li>\n
  8. Do you feel more alive in the midst of a crisis?<\/li>\n
  9. Do you still feel responsible for others, as you did for the problem drinker in your life?<\/li>\n
  10. Do you care for others easily, yet find it difficult to care for yourself?<\/li>\n
  11. Do you isolate yourself from other people?<\/li>\n
  12. Do you respond with fear to authority figures and angry people?<\/li>\n
  13. Do you feel that individuals and society in general are taking advantage of you?<\/li>\n
  14. Do you have trouble with intimate relationships?<\/li>\n
  15. Do you confuse pity with love, as you did with the problem drinker?<\/li>\n
  16. Do you attract and\/or seek people who tend to be compulsive and\/or abusive?<\/li>\n
  17. Do you cling to relationships because you are afraid of being alone?<\/li>\n
  18. Do you often mistrust your own feelings and the feelings expressed by others?<\/li>\n
  19. Do you find it difficult to identify and express your emotions?<\/li>\n
  20. Do you think someone’s drinking may have affected you?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/form>\n

    If you have checked any of these questions, Al-Anon or Alateen may be able to help. For more about meetings<\/a>.
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