Self assessment quiz for adults who grew up with and affected by someone else’s alcoholism
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Do you constantly seek approval and affirmation?
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Do you fail to recognize your accomplishments?
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Do you fear criticism?
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Do you overextend yourself?
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Have you had problems with your own compulsive behavior?
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Do you have a need for perfection?
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Are you uneasy when your life is going smoothly, continually anticipating problems?
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Do you feel more alive in the midst of crisis?
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Do you still feel responsible for others, as you did for the problem drinker in your life?
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Do you care for others easily, yet find it difficult to care for yourself?
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Do you isolate yourself from other people?
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Do you respond with fear to authority figures and angry people?
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Do you feel that individuals and society in general are taking advantage of you?
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Do you have trouble with intimate relationships?
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Do you confuse pity with love, as you did with the problem drinker?
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Do you attract and/or seek people who tend to be compulsive and/or abusive?
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Do you cling to relationships because you are afraid of being alone?
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Do you often mistrust your own feelings and the feelings expressed by others?
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Do you find it difficult to identify and express your emotions?
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Do you think parental drinking may have affected you?
If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, Al‑Anon may help.
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.