Left Holding the Bag

Common Behavioral Characteristics of Children of Alcoholics:

• Children of alcoholics guess at what normal is...
• they feel they are different from other people
• Children of alcoholics often find telling the truth uncomfortable
• Children of alcoholics tend to be extremely loyal
• Children of alcoholics have trouble handling criticism
• They tend to be either super responsible or irresponsible
• Children of alcoholics have a hard time ending conversations
• Children of alcoholics have trouble saying goodbye
• Children of alcoholics find it difficult to “have fun”
• Children of alcoholics take themselves very seriously
• Children of alcoholics are uncomfortable in intimate situations
• Children of alcoholics react rather than take control
• Children of alcoholics are uneasy around authority figures
• They're chameleons, finding it easiest to be what others want
• Children of alcoholics tend to lock themselves into a course of action without giving serious consideration to possible consequences