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Do you have a
parent, close friend or relative whose drinking upsets you?
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Do you cover up
your real feeling by pretending you don't care?
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Are holidays and
gatherings spoiled because of drinking?
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Do you tell lies
to cover up for someone else's drinking or what's happening in your home?
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Do you stay out
of the house as much as possible because you hate it there?
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Are you afraid
to upset someone for fear it will set off a drinking bout?
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Do you feel
nobody really loves you or cares what happens to you?
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Are you afraid
or embarrassed to bring your friends home?
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Do you think the
drinker's behavior is caused by you, other members of your family, friends,
or rotten breaks in life?
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Do you make
threats such as, "If you don't stop drinking, fighting, I'll run away"?
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Do you make
promised about behavior, such as, "I'll get better school marks go to church
or keep my room clean" in exchange for a promise that the drinking and
fighting stop?
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Do you feel that
if your mom or dad loved you, she or he would stop drinking?
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Do you ever
threaten or actually hurt yourself to scare your parents into saying "I'm
sorry", or "I love you"?
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Do you believe
no one could possibly understand how you feel?
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Do you have
money problems because of someone else's drinking?
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Are mealtimes
frequently delayed because of the drinker?
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Have you
considered calling the police because of the drinker's abusive behavior?
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Have you refused
dates out of fear or anxiety?
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Do you think
your problems would be solved if the drinking stopped?
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Do you ever treat
people (teachers, schoolmates, teammates, etc.) unjustly because you are angry
at someone else for drinking too much?