Adult Children of Alcoholics are called Adult Children because in an alcoholic home they often had to behave like adults by assuming too much responsibility too early in life.
Adult Children of Alcoholics miss out on the opportunity to learn how to have healthy relationships with boundaries. See article “15 Traits of a Healthy Relationship”.
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Feel overly responsible and have difficulty having fun.
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Take care of others instead of themselves.
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Often wonder what is “normal” in a relationship.
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Worry about how others see them.
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Often are addicted to work, food, sex, alcohol, or relationships.
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Often avoid relationships or stay too long in dysfunctional or abusive relationships.
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Are driven to succeed and then wonder what is missing in lif
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How to set boundaries and limits with others.
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Getting their own needs met in relationships.
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Having fun instead of worrying about or pleasing others.
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Leaving behind addictions for more balanced living.
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How to stop functioning in present relationships based on past family patterns of abuse or neglect.
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Finding and developing healthy and mutually rewarding relationships.
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