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So, my dad is an alcoholic and throughout my childhood was always very verbally abusive; always putting me down or calling me things like "a real shit", "piece of shit", etc... mostly regarding shit. Growing up I realized I disliked most adult males, I had an incredibly low self esteem  and I was very introverted. Over the last few years he has attacked me a couple times and there was an incident where things got so out of hand that he had to be detained in an institution for about a week. As I'm older (in college now) and getting used to things without him around, I'm starting to feel a little better about myself; making an effort to go out of my comfort zone to talk to people and stuff like that, but I still worry about the rest of my family who are around him

But my main question is: What do I need to be looking out for in myself so I don't end up a miserable old man? I'm the type who keeps everything bottled up, I don't try to, that's just how it happens... After "the incident" most of my family went to ALANON meetings, but I never got around to it since classes were starting back up. Should I be looking out for depression? That's the main one I could think of, but I feel ok for the most part (most of the time at least), I just don't want anything sneaking up on me and next thing I know I'm THAT middle aged guy with no aspirations, whose kids hates him and has nothing to live for.
<bot>: My dad is an alcoholic and , what should I do to keep my head on straight as I get older, and what should I be on the look out for?