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Old 04-20-2015, 12:12 PM
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Kialua
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Only two don't resonate with me, but if I dug deep enough they probably do. I'd say the laundry list is/was me to a "T".

"9. Adult children of alcoholics constantly seek approval and affirmation."

I have never cared what anyone thought of me in the least. I don't see this. But this might be from my early conviction that my parents were nuts and I never cared what they thought because I knew they were nuts. So my approval was self based.

"13. Adult children of alcoholics are impulsive. They tend to lock themselves into a course of action without giving serious consideration to alternative behaviors or possible consequences. This impulsively leads to confusion, self-loathing and loss of control over their environment. In addition, they spend an excessive amount of energy cleaning up the mess."

The only area this could possibly apply to is overeating. Otherwise I tend to always look at the consequences, one my sayings is "play it out to the end" to see if I should do something or not.
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