Al-Anon/Alateen of Central Ohio

For More than 50 Years, Al-Anon Family Groups have been Helping Friends and Family Members Affected by Someone's Drinking

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Twenty Questions to Consider

These questions can help you decide if Alateen is for you.

Has Your Life Been Affected by Someone Else's Drinking?

Alateen is for young people whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking. Sometimes, the active drinking has stopped or the active drinker may not live with us any more. Even though the alcohol may be gone and the alcoholic gone or recovering in AA, we are still affected. Many of us have received help from Alateen.

The following  questions are to help you decide whether or not Alateen is for you.

  1. Do you believe no one could possible understand how you feel?
  2. Do you cover up your real feelings by pretending you don't care?
  3. Do you feel nobody really loves you or cares what happens to you?
  4. Do you tell lies to cover up for someone else's drinking or what's happening in your home?
  5. Do you stay out of the house as much as possible because you hate it there?
  6. Are you afraid or embarrassed to bring your friends home?
  7. Has someone's drinking upset you?
  8. Are holidays and gatherings spoiled because of drinking or others' reactions to the drinking?
  9. Are you afraid to speak up sometimes for fear it will set off a drinking bout or start another fight?
  10. Do you think the drinker's behavior is caused by you, other members of your family, friends, or rotten breaks in life?
  11. Do you make threats such as, "If you don't stop drinking and fighting, I'll run away"?
  12. Do you make promises about behavior, such as, "I'll get better grades," "go to church," or "keep my room clean" in exchange for a promise that the drinking will stop?
  13. Do you feel that if your mom or dad loved you, she or he would stop drinking?
  14. Do you ever threaten or actually hurt yourself to scare your parents into saying "I'm sorry," or "I love you"?
  15. Do you or your family have money problems because of someone else's drinking?
  16. Are mealtimes frequently stressful or delayed because of drinking or fighting?
  17. Have you considered calling the police because of the abusive behavior in your home?
  18. Have you refused dates because your date may find out about the drinking or fighting?
  19. Do you think your problems would be solved if the drinking stopped?
  20. Do you ever treat people (teachers, schoolmates, teammates, etc.) unjustly because you are angry at someone else for drinking too much?

*Reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.

You will find help.

 If you answered "Yes" to any of the questions, Alateen can help.

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