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@johnwhitfield

I was raised in an alcoholic dysfunctional family. Genetics play a major role in my alcoholism. Dysfunctional family affected my behaviors and feelings. I drank because I was an alcoholic at an early age. . I am in a program and I know plenty of alcoholics that were raised in a good family environment. The environment I am sure plays some role, but it does not the primary cause. There is a lot of adult children of alcoholics that are not alcoholics. If in a program ACOA they work on behaviors and feeling which can long term damages from a dysfunctional family.

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Hello @johnwhitfield
I'm glad that you shared about your involvement in ACOA. Adult Children of Alcoholics. There is another similar group, ACA, Adult Children Anonymous, which is open to anyone raised in a dysfunctional home (whether alcoholic or not). Is the group you attend a 12-step group or does it offer a different format?

Here is a website with information on these groups:

https://adultchildren.org/