TEEN CODEPENDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
 
For Teens who wonder if alcohol / drug problems in your family can affect you in a number of ways, some you probably don't even realize.
 
Read through the following questions and decide which best describes your feelings, behaviour, and experience related to a family members alcohol/drug use.
 
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No
1. Do you worry about your mom's or dad's drinking/ using?
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2. Are you afraid to be around them when they're drinking/using?
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3. Have you felt afraid to have your friends over because of what your
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  drinking parent might do or say?
4. Do you wonder sometimes if it's your fault that your parent drinks?
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5. Are you finding more and more excuses to stay away from home?
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6. Do you sometimes feel that you hate your parents when they're
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  drinking/using and then feel guilty for hating them?            
7. Did your parent ever yell at or hit you or other family members when
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  drinking?            
8. Do you trust your parents?
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9. Have you ever tried to "make" your parent stop drinking
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  (like hiding or emptying a bottle of liquor, or talking to them, etc.)            
10. Are you embarrassed when your parents are drinking/using?
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11. Do you lie about your parents to other people?
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12. Do you ever feel sick, cry, or have a "knot" in your stomach after
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  worrying about your parent's drinking?            
13. Have you ever taken over any chores and duties at home that were
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  usually done by a parent before he or she started drinking?            
14. Do you try to make your parents happy so they won't get upset
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  and drink more?            
15. Do you have a hard time concentrating at school, thinking about
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  home a lot?            
16. Do you sometimes drink or take drugs to forget about things at
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  home?            
17. Do you ever drink with your parents?
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18. Do you feel you can't talk about the drinking in your home . or even
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  how you feel inside?            
19. Have you ever wished you had never been born or thought of
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  suicide?            
20. Do you feel close to one of your relatives?
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  Who? _________________________________            
21. Have you ever talked to someone outside of home about what's
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  going on for you?            
 
No matter how many of your answers were "yes", there's really just one more, very important question you need to ask yourself: Do You Want To Start Feeling Better? If so, start sharing your secret with someone.

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