How Do I Know If Al-Anon
Could Help Me?

We can easily recognize how alcohol affects the drinker.
It’s not as easy for family and friends to recognize how the
drinker’s behavior has affected them.

These questions can help you identify some of the effects of
someone else’s drinking may have had on you. If you answer
“yes” to any of these questions, Al-Anon Family Groups may
be able to help.

1. Do you worry about how much someone else drinks?

2. Do you have money problems because of someone
    else’s drinking?

3. Do you tell lies to cover up for someone else’s  
    drinking.

4. Do you feel that if the drinker cared about you, he or
    she would stop drinking to please you?

5. Are plans frequently upset or canceled because of
    the drinker?

6. Do you make threats, such as, “If you don’t stop
    drinking, I’ll leave you”?

7. Are you afraid to upset someone for fear it will set
    off a drinking bout?

8. Have you been hurt or embarrassed by a drinker’s
    behavior?

9. Do you search for hidden alcohol?

10. Have you refused social invitations out of fear or
     anxiety?

11. Do you feel like a failure because you can’t control
     the drinking?

12. Do you think that if the drinker stopped drinking,
     your other problems would be solved?

For more questions, please visit the Al-Anon Web site at

                     www.al-anon.alateen.org

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