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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".
Adult Children of Alcoholics typically:
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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
In Counseling Adult Children of Alcoholics,
learn about:
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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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