What does an alcoholic family system look like?

What does an alcoholic family system look like?

ACoAs often come from family systems that are painstakingly rigid, perfectionistic, and closed or manifest the opposite style of extremely loose, boundary-less, blurry, and inconsistent. Some alcoholic family systems fluctuate between the two. Whichever the case, ACoAs often don’t have the safe foundation of protective, consistent, and emotionally grounded parents. They lack the essential learning about what is healthy communication, appropriate boundaries, or trustworthy relationships. For a more detailed explanation of the alcoholic home, Jane Middleton-Moz & Lorie Dwinell give a great synopsis in After the Tears: Helping Adult Children Heal Their Childhood Trauma.