When you think about yourself, how do you feel? Are you happy? Sad? Do you put yourself down? Are you self-confident or are you angry at yourself for the problems that you’ve encountered in life due to growing up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional family?

Self-esteem and self-love are often big challenges for those of us who grew up with dysfunction. Instability and a laundry list of problems ranging from abuse (sexual, physical or emotional) to neglect plague many of us who grew up in a dysfunctional family.

Self-acceptance could be difficult if you grew up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional family. Do you accept yourself? When problems arise in your life, and you look at the mistakes you’ve made, and the quirks in your personality, how accepting are you of yourself?