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Al-Anon is for families, relatives, and friends whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.  Many adults question whether they have been affected by alcoholism.  If someone close to you has, or has had a drinking problem, the following questions may help you in determining whether alcoholism affected your childhood or present life and if Al-Anon is for you. 

1. Do you constantly seek approval and affirmation? ____ 

2. Do you fail to recognize your accomplishments? ____ 

3. Do you fear criticism? ____ 

4. Do you over extend yourself? ____ 

5. Have you had problems with your own compulsive behavior? ____ 

6. Do you have a need for perfection? ____ 

7. Are you uneasy when your life is going smoothly, continually anticipating problems? ____ 

8. Do you feel more alive in the midst of a crisis? ____ 

9. Do you still feel responsible for others, as you did for the problem drinker in your life? ____ 

10. Do you care for others easily, yet find it difficult to care for yourself? ____ 

11. Do you isolate yourself from other people? ____ 

12. Do you respond with fear to authority figures and angry people? ____ 

13. Do you feel that individuals and society in general are taking advantage of you? ____ 

14. Do you have trouble with intimate relationships? ____ 

15. Do you confuse pity with love, as you did with the problem drinker? ____ 

16. Do you attract and/or seek people who tend to be compulsive and/or abusive? ____ 

17. Do you cling to relationships because you are afraid of being alone? ____ 

18. Do you often mistrust your own feelings and the feelings expressed by others? ____ 

19. Do you find it difficult to identify and express your emotions? ____ 

20. Do you think parental drinking may have affected you? ____ 

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 answered 'yes' to some or all of the above questions, Al-Anon may help.  You can contact Al-Anon or Alateen by looking in your local telephone directory, Al-Anon's World Service Office, or AIS.
 

Reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA.