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Collateral Damage · Collateral Damage

First of all, I want to apologize for lurking and reading, yet not sharing. That is unfair to you. But I am trying to feel more comfortable with sharing. So AH is 21 days sober today. We visited him in the facility on Sunday, where he announced that he wanted to go into extended care (another 90 days)...

Flower49 · Flower49

Hey Everyone! Hope you are all well. It's been a minute since I have posted anything and just wanted to give an update. Marriage counseling for us is going well, we are so blessed to have a man that has 48 years sobriety and also is well educated in not only addiction, but the affects on the family as well. S...

missmeliss · missmeliss

So last week my new landlady/friend said "I've done something naughty Mel. I saw something online I think you'll love so I've ordered it as a little housewarming gift". OK, wow, and awesome, she didn't tell me what it was so I was excited about waiting for a surprise in the mail. Anyway the ot...

Truth · Truth

Well actually it is storming..... Cooked some turkey supper and downloaded a book on Kindle called "Betrayal Bond"....kind of excited to relax

neshema2 · neshema2

Today , I got this really nice video from a recovery mate who forwarded it over to me and I was like "OMG....How timely and how appropriate after my coming out of the closet post" WHO AM I???? I've been asking that...What is my purpose????? been asking that too...Do I even have a life here...

missmeliss · missmeliss

Let's start with the bullet I dodged. And my very, very deep gratitude for the place I am staying, and the place I am not staying. My mother has been unkind, oh so unkind. I am so, so very glad I did not go there to stay. It has been 11 years now since I stayed there for 2 months after my marriage ended and now I re...

milkwood · milkwood

I am trying to figure out why I would like AH and I to be able to talk openly about stuff (not alcohol related stuff btw). The fact that we can't means that I keep my barriers up and I am not addressing my 'what would I like to do with my life' questions. Is it just an ego thing on my part (in which case I would wa...

Newlife girl · Newlife girl

Tonight I met my daughter and AH at the dog park. I wanted to see her and I also wanted the dogs to get out...he rarely takes them out. So, we met at dog park. On the way back to our vehicles, I asked him which lot he was in. He replied "there's only one right??" my reply "no...there's two&quo...

aquamom23 · aquamom23

I just caught myself smiling and exhaling. Tried something new last night. The impossible to get rid of a did his a thing last nite, only a bit more in my face,with some girl in the background but you know he never cheats,and only logs onto Ashley Madison cos he's curious about how the system works,and bl...

tucanojk · tucanojk

Hello all, I am new to this site and a new member of Al Anon. Thank you, tucanojk

tucanojk · tucanojk

Hello, I am new to this site and new to Al Anon. I am on my road to recovery. Thank you, tucanojk

John · John

Gawh, I miss you folks! I have spent a little time reading some post over the last few months, but haven't really been able to "plug in" and reply to them because by the time I get here, I am wiped out from a day of work, an evening of meeting, spending time with sponsees, being present and available in a rel...

grateful2be · grateful2be

Recently, I received an insurance premium notice in the mail for auto insurance. I read the Declarations page and discovered I was being charged for insurance I didn't need (loss of wages) since I'm now retired. I e-mailed my agent about it. No response. I called him about it. No response. I e-m...

Hullibee · Hullibee

I lived through my worst nightmare last night!! My eldest adult daughter got in a head on collision yesterday. She called me right after it happened before she called 911. She was crying and asked me to get her kids. I freaked!!! I was so scared. I went to get the three grandchildren and headed to ho...

mjferg · mjferg

I see my therapist on Thursday,and we uncover more stuff,I talked about some things that happened when I was a child and she gives me another book to read,this one is about shame.I was never good enough and I never pleased my father.My mom and I used to go hunt for him at bars,but I was the bad kid, really!!...

rainbow · rainbow

Yesterday I felt very depressed and lonely. I couldn't stop crying and kept thinking how much I was missing him. Today I gave in and talked to him. It was the best thing I could have done because I realised within a very short space of time that I had made the right decision to leave. He was drinking while we...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

In dealing w/ others I believe that communication is of utmost importance. Now that my mom is coming back close to here, I am feeling much better because the communication lines are getting better. Not that before she got sick, it wasn't OK. But now I have the opportunity to get current w/ her, I can see h...

hotrod · hotrod

http://stepwork.activeboard.com/t58964018/alanon-step-7/Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active on this board as we go through the 12 Steps...

stillhangingon · stillhangingon

My husband and I have been separated for a year. He has been to rehab twice for alcoholism. 5 months all together. He is going to AA almost every night and working the program with a sponsor but I haven't been able to understand his anger, mood swings, delusion and crazy plans. Sometimes he's nice to me a...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Of course music speaks to us. This song still makes me well up when I think about it and the meaning it has for me. It's a Fleetwood Mac song but Dixie chicks re-popularized it right around the time of the break up too. As the lyrics say, I was afraid of changing because I built my whole life around my ex (a...

Breakingfree · Breakingfree

So many times I felt like my exAH was this huge beautiful vessel. He save me from my childhood house and family of origin. He loved me more than anyone really ever had in the beginning and felt sorry for me because of things I had gone through. Over time I turned him into my HP and wanted to earn his love and p...

Lyne · Lyne

Well it's taken me months of alanon training but I think I am understanding some of the craziness that developed from my A. I wanted her to get better (she has multiple addictions) for ME! To make MY life and MY marriage better. And what I finally get is that I am the only one who can make my life better. ...

aquamom23 · aquamom23

let it go. That is what unfolds within me. My daughter is a daddies girl. To see him come home is like Elvis has entered the building,with cake. Her eyes sparkle,she clasps her hands together and calls daddy! Little footsteps charging down to the door. My mother was a daddies girl too. Her father was als...

mjferg · mjferg

Well my financial situation is not good and I am so emotionally tired I don't think it would be wise to add more stress as in working full time or a second job so I decided to sign up for some courses at a local community college and hopefully I will qualify for financial aid to help while I am studying, and th...

Momof2_1986 · Momof2_1986

So this is basically an introduction and my story cause I am brand new to this and am looking forward to sharing and listening with everyone. I am a 28 year old mom from Canada, of a 3 year old son and another on the way...due in 2 weeks actually, who are my world and I need to make changes in my life to better...

Hullibee · Hullibee

My AH is still drinking heavily. He moved out of our house and in with gf 5 weeks ago. I have been crying daily. I am having a great deal of trouble coping day to day. He comes over drunk and says mean things to me. Called me an ornery b***** because I sit and cry. He also said mean sexual things about gf a...

el-cee · el-cee

It seems to me that alanon is about living with good stuff and that seems to be the recipe for serenity, happiness, joy, peace, love etc. So if thats the case then the bad stuff often caused by living with alcoholism or other dysfunction is things like, anger, hate, bitterness, resentment, self righto...

Newlife girl · Newlife girl

I have realized a bad habit I have. I will ask for people's opinions on here, but if I don't hear what I want, I get really defensive. This happened with my post about AH behavior recently...and if daughter should stay with him this weekend. I know what this man is like. I should trust my gut. I am not doing t...

rehprof · rehprof

So..Sunday night I asked the exAH to hold off giving a new $500 xbox to the 18yo because he is flunking his classes in HS. This caused a 45 min rant from exAH about what a terrible parent I am etc. I agreed to meet the exAH (with reservation) and talk about the situation on Monday. I worried about how it woul...

Truth · Truth

I have finally come to the point in my journey where I recognize the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. I finally discovered what has been a thorn in my side about my experiences within the program and in life in general. It was a really good emotional release. I think we all know if w...

mnkarts2 · mnkarts2

Hi all. My counselor suggested I join an Al-Anon group. Life is busy so I am unable to attend meeting so she said I can online. I don't know if this particular board is location specific...if so please let me know. I am the wife of a recovering alcoholic. My husband drank heavily but it was a very short peri...

Newlife girl · Newlife girl

This boundary is about protecting my daughter. Sometimes my brain gets clouded, and I want to see if my support system here agrees with me. I am not purposely focusing on the AH, but this involves him...of course. my former neighbor I've known for 20 years called me Monday night asking me if my AH was ok...

mjferg · mjferg

It seems as if my happy bubble has popped!!I am feeling blah today.I just want to relax.I am so tired.I did manage to get all my laundry done yesterday.It is sitting in baskets and the house isn't where I want it to be yet.I am feeling kind of lost today and abandoned.He just left me with all these problem...

el-cee · el-cee

Fear is a powerful emotion, it lingers in me still and it grows at times then before I know it its built up and im acting on it, making decisions based on it. Im trying to think of the tools I used when I first came in because these did the trick and I could bat fear away, shrink it right out of my mind. The what if...

Newlife girl · Newlife girl

I have done a lot of reflecting today about how I spend my free time compared to what I did when living with AH. When I lived with him, on my days off work, I would clean a huge house in the morning and wait until he would wake up. I would feel resentful the whole day because he slept half the day because he stay...

Jerry F · Jerry F

A God thing. The first three steps were distilled and given to me as 1. Trust God 2. Clean House 3. Help Others. The event where a man at where I work targeted me with his insanity, crossed my boundaries and made threats against our property has taken a different corner. He came up to me unannounce...

PP · PP

I am spinning a bit and have been since early Sat morning when we discovered the back part of our home had flooded. After spending the weekend tearing up floors in 3 bedrooms and a hallway and hauling the debris for the trash collectors, we can rest a bit until the plumber comes back on Thursday to make hi...

Star Bird · Star Bird

I am feeling resentful today and I don't like this feeling. My husband has been in treatment for two weeks. He is doing great and is actually enjoying the classes and fellowship. His mom keeps buying him nice new expensive clothes and sending them to him. He keeps getting gifts from her almost every da...

Gaby · Gaby

its been one crazy roller coaster but I keep staying on my side of the street!! You all stay blessed !!!

rikks · rikks

I just came out of a four year relationship with a recovering alcoholic. Still stunned and it's been bout two months since the split. It was the worst emotional battering of my life. I finally broke down and gave into the fact that bonding to alcoholics has been an ongoing theme in my life. It's been incr...

tiredtonite · tiredtonite

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to share with you that today was my first day at a new job. It's one of those foot in the door kind of things and it a contract position so it will have an end date. I'm going to just take it a day at a time but today was a wonderful day. A group of us were hired, not too many but we'll all b...

Newlife girl · Newlife girl

When I moved out in March, my mom helped me by giving me money to do it. I don't like asking my mom for money. But she understood my situation and wanted me out of that house too. She also helped me pay some of my daughter's tuition. She is at a Christian school and they have great daycare hours so I need her to s...

Cathyinaz · Cathyinaz

Well another week done and two days off. That I am happy because it's been a busy week.... My foot is healing, got the stitches out yesterday. It still feels the same and now with a scar but the doctor told me it will take a few months for that nerve end to heal and let the pain go away. Right now I'm not beli...

Truth · Truth

Well I don't know if it is true yet but I have heard the A is facing assault charges. Was I surprised? No, not really. I am a feeling a bit of relief yet sadness for my son.

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I read a post partly about a mom doing over the top things for her daughter. The daughter posted. Well, after reading a snipet of the post, I have come to the conclusion that maybe I have been bashing my mom. She has done so much for me over the years. When my husband was out 8 years ago, my mom stepped in &...

aquamom23 · aquamom23

today feels like a good day. Elcee posted a scene from the labyrinth, there's another scene in that movie where the heroine walks into a replica of her bedroom and is tempted to stay. That's been the last two weeks. Look,everything's ok! No,it isn't. Have expressed that I cant be the wife to active addi...

mjferg · mjferg

It seems like every day there is something to clean up, as in first it was the house, I like neat and clean but I got behind from the depression I was in.So my daughter and I have been tackling the house.Yesterday there were errands and financial situations I am working on.My poor pets need to go get flea me...

Breakingfree · Breakingfree

And I had to stop my train of thought and remember how resilient we are and how good life truly is. I have finally become better instead of bitter. I am careful of who and what I surround myself with now. Here in America in this day and age my fridge is stocked, my heat is on, my kids are healthy and well things...

missmeliss · missmeliss

I apologise for the fact that this is like my 300th post on the board this week. But I'm really spinning my wheels, asking myself and my HP a question and I'm getting nowhere. Please understand I'm not looking for "practical" solutions, OMG as I was writing this the cat spewed all over the be...

mjferg · mjferg

I went out to do some shopping today and I walked by the shelf with books and magazines,I looked at the books and i picked one up,I couldn't remember the last time I just sat quietly and read a book.Everything seems so different, like all my senses are exaggerated!!,It is like I am coming out of a bad dre...

mjferg · mjferg

Yesterday I called an old friend I hadn't talked to in years.I cried as we talked and afterwards I realized how many things I gave up. that is, I am remembering things in bits of pieces, just things I have done or have not done because of pleasing him..I let him control everything I did,every decision, ev...

lookingup · lookingup

This may or may not sound crazy but I've been hearing alotbofvthis I guesss alanon quote that I havent a clue as to what it means can someone plz give me the alanon def to it its....It's The destination is on the ticket ?????

lookingup · lookingup

I find it soo much enjoyable to be able to read everyone's posts here and to relate and understand better of this program ,I know it's been a while since I've posted to so as for. the update on me it's slow or I'm coming along slow as a snail but I think I'm getting there as to my serenity,I've been haveing a lo...

Luiza · Luiza

A's parents are coming this morning to help him move today. By 1pm I hope he will be gone and I will have the whole afternoon cleaning up everything and specially my bedroom. I got a break from my Sunday job to make sure I have time to do it and start a fresh brand new week. The last few days were chalenging bu...

andromeda · andromeda

Ok, so my son's tics from his Tourette's are so bad right now. Probably one of the worst flare ups he's had. He blinks his eyes so much and so hard that I have no idea how he gets any schoolwork done. He does not want to take medication because of side effects and also because he knows the tics will fade awa...

melungeonbaby · melungeonbaby

Not sure how to do this. There may be already a group that addresses this issue. I am married to a recovering alcoholic. I know that some things are ok and some are not normal. Just not sure which is which? Like the fact that my guy is very wonderful to me but very reclusive and doesn't want kids around much...

Diva · Diva

My whole demeanor has changed after 15 years of dealing with an alcoholic. I loved him dearly when we first marriedI did not know he was an alcoholic, and all went well for two years. Then I hit the ground with a thud when he changed from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde right in front of my eyes. I have become cynical...

Pushka · Pushka

This is today's question in ODAAT September 9, pg 253. Wow, ... what am I going to do with what I've got? Am I using what I have to the best of my ability? I thought about my graditude list and how I've got so very much to be grateful for. I don't know that I can do an A - Z, Q and Z trip me up .. LOL. Athough I'm g...

rehprof · rehprof

Hmmm...the more things change, the more they stay the same... My life is so hard, and I'm tired of it... My 18 yo is now exhibiting behavior of his A dad (my ex) and swears at me and blames me...tells me everything is my fault. When I try to engage the ex in convos about parenting...he blames me too...tells...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I have so many moments where I feel confused & misinformed. I guess what I am trying to say is this: I don't know much about cell phones but I am getting frustrated because I am running out of data! I have spent a lot of the weekend trying to find entertaining ways to keep myself busy. I acquired so much i...

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	Resentment, anger, and my life (Preview) First of all, I want to apologize for lurking and reading, yet not sharing. That is unfair to you. But I am trying to feel more comfortable with sharing. So AH is 21 days sober today. We visited him in the facility on Sunday, where he announced that he wanted to go into extended care (another 90 days)...	Collateral Damage	15	866	Nov 10, 2014 by mnkarts2
	Progress not perfection (Preview) Hey Everyone! Hope you are all well. It's been a minute since I have posted anything and just wanted to give an update. Marriage counseling for us is going well, we are so blessed to have a man that has 48 years sobriety and also is well educated in not only addiction, but the affects on the family as well. S...	Flower49	5	422	Nov 10, 2014 by Jerry F
	Living in the now. (Preview) So last week my new landlady/friend said "I've done something naughty Mel. I saw something online I think you'll love so I've ordered it as a little housewarming gift". OK, wow, and awesome, she didn't tell me what it was so I was excited about waiting for a surprise in the mail. Anyway the ot...	missmeliss	5	627	Nov 10, 2014 by grateful2be
	It is snowing.... (Preview) Well actually it is storming..... Cooked some turkey supper and downloaded a book on Kindle called "Betrayal Bond"....kind of excited to relax	Truth	11	548	Nov 10, 2014 by neshema2
	Really!!! If I want to know WHO i am, I gotta be STILL to find out (Preview) Today , I got this really nice video from a recovery mate who forwarded it over to me and I was like "OMG....How timely and how appropriate after my coming out of the closet post" WHO AM I???? I've been asking that...What is my purpose????? been asking that too...Do I even have a life here...	neshema2	4	632	Nov 9, 2014 by Breakingfree
	A million things I think today. (Preview) Let's start with the bullet I dodged. And my very, very deep gratitude for the place I am staying, and the place I am not staying. My mother has been unkind, oh so unkind. I am so, so very glad I did not go there to stay. It has been 11 years now since I stayed there for 2 months after my marriage ended and now I re...	missmeliss	14	810	Nov 9, 2014 by Kerrymom
	Is this my ego? (Preview) I am trying to figure out why I would like AH and I to be able to talk openly about stuff (not alcohol related stuff btw). The fact that we can't means that I keep my barriers up and I am not addressing my 'what would I like to do with my life' questions. Is it just an ego thing on my part (in which case I would wa...	milkwood	12	819	Nov 9, 2014 by milkwood
	Too far to walk (Preview) Tonight I met my daughter and AH at the dog park. I wanted to see her and I also wanted the dogs to get out...he rarely takes them out. So, we met at dog park. On the way back to our vehicles, I asked him which lot he was in. He replied "there's only one right??" my reply "no...there's two&quo...	Newlife girl	3	536	Nov 9, 2014 by Newlife girl
	bring On step 6.....yay! (Preview) I just caught myself smiling and exhaling. Tried something new last night. The impossible to get rid of a did his a thing last nite, only a bit more in my face,with some girl in the background but you know he never cheats,and only logs onto Ashley Madison cos he's curious about how the system works,and bl...	aquamom23	6	513	Nov 8, 2014 by Jerry F
	New to site and new to Al Anon (Preview) Hello all, I am new to this site and a new member of Al Anon. Thank you, tucanojk	tucanojk	2	308	Nov 8, 2014 by mjferg
	New to site... (Preview) Hello, I am new to this site and new to Al Anon. I am on my road to recovery. Thank you, tucanojk	tucanojk	2	302	Nov 8, 2014 by neshema2
	Been a while... Just a update (Preview) Gawh, I miss you folks! I have spent a little time reading some post over the last few months, but haven't really been able to "plug in" and reply to them because by the time I get here, I am wiped out from a day of work, an evening of meeting, spending time with sponsees, being present and available in a rel...	John	14	891	Nov 8, 2014 by neshema2
	Whose responsibility is it? (Preview) Recently, I received an insurance premium notice in the mail for auto insurance. I read the Declarations page and discovered I was being charged for insurance I didn't need (loss of wages) since I'm now retired. I e-mailed my agent about it. No response. I called him about it. No response. I e-m...	grateful2be	16	734	Nov 8, 2014 by neshema2
	Daughter in car accident!!! (Preview) I lived through my worst nightmare last night!! My eldest adult daughter got in a head on collision yesterday. She called me right after it happened before she called 911. She was crying and asked me to get her kids. I freaked!!! I was so scared. I went to get the three grandchildren and headed to ho...	Hullibee	22	851	Nov 8, 2014 by Jerry F
	Friday's are rough (Preview) I see my therapist on Thursday,and we uncover more stuff,I talked about some things that happened when I was a child and she gives me another book to read,this one is about shame.I was never good enough and I never pleased my father.My mom and I used to go hunt for him at bars,but I was the bad kid, really!!...	mjferg	6	677	Nov 8, 2014 by PP
	Fell off the horse then got back on (Preview) Yesterday I felt very depressed and lonely. I couldn't stop crying and kept thinking how much I was missing him. Today I gave in and talked to him. It was the best thing I could have done because I realised within a very short space of time that I had made the right decision to leave. He was drinking while we...	rainbow	11	789	Nov 8, 2014 by pinkchip
	communication is the KEY! (Preview) In dealing w/ others I believe that communication is of utmost importance. Now that my mom is coming back close to here, I am feeling much better because the communication lines are getting better. Not that before she got sick, it wasn't OK. But now I have the opportunity to get current w/ her, I can see h...	Hoot Nanny	5	741	Nov 8, 2014 by PP
	Step 7 (Preview) http://stepwork.activeboard.com/t58964018/alanon-step-7/Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active on this board as we go through the 12 Steps...	hotrod	0	375	Nov 8, 2014 by hotrod
	Another blow (Preview) My husband and I have been separated for a year. He has been to rehab twice for alcoholism. 5 months all together. He is going to AA almost every night and working the program with a sponsor but I haven't been able to understand his anger, mood swings, delusion and crazy plans. Sometimes he's nice to me a...	stillhangingon	3	492	Nov 7, 2014 by pinkchip
	My CoDA - Alanon reflection song (Preview) Of course music speaks to us. This song still makes me well up when I think about it and the meaning it has for me. It's a Fleetwood Mac song but Dixie chicks re-popularized it right around the time of the break up too. As the lyrics say, I was afraid of changing because I built my whole life around my ex (a...	pinkchip	6	584	Nov 7, 2014 by John
	Looking back I felt like I had to go down with the Titanic (Preview) So many times I felt like my exAH was this huge beautiful vessel. He save me from my childhood house and family of origin. He loved me more than anyone really ever had in the beginning and felt sorry for me because of things I had gone through. Over time I turned him into my HP and wanted to earn his love and p...	Breakingfree	11	593	Nov 7, 2014 by neshema2
	Learning how to let Go and let God (Preview) Well it's taken me months of alanon training but I think I am understanding some of the craziness that developed from my A. I wanted her to get better (she has multiple addictions) for ME! To make MY life and MY marriage better. And what I finally get is that I am the only one who can make my life better. ...	Lyne	7	591	Nov 7, 2014 by Jerry F
	if you love something (Preview) let it go. That is what unfolds within me. My daughter is a daddies girl. To see him come home is like Elvis has entered the building,with cake. Her eyes sparkle,she clasps her hands together and calls daddy! Little footsteps charging down to the door. My mother was a daddies girl too. Her father was als...	aquamom23	15	714	Nov 7, 2014 by Newlife girl
	a solution (Preview) Well my financial situation is not good and I am so emotionally tired I don't think it would be wise to add more stress as in working full time or a second job so I decided to sign up for some courses at a local community college and hopefully I will qualify for financial aid to help while I am studying, and th...	mjferg	4	400	Nov 7, 2014 by Newlife girl
	Brand New to Al Anon and the board (Preview) So this is basically an introduction and my story cause I am brand new to this and am looking forward to sharing and listening with everyone. I am a 28 year old mom from Canada, of a 3 year old son and another on the way...due in 2 weeks actually, who are my world and I need to make changes in my life to better...	Momof2_1986	6	707	Nov 7, 2014 by Newlife girl
	Still in Crazy (Preview) My AH is still drinking heavily. He moved out of our house and in with gf 5 weeks ago. I have been crying daily. I am having a great deal of trouble coping day to day. He comes over drunk and says mean things to me. Called me an ornery b***** because I sit and cry. He also said mean sexual things about gf a...	Hullibee	39	1961	Nov 6, 2014 by hotrod
	good stuff and bad stuff (Preview) It seems to me that alanon is about living with good stuff and that seems to be the recipe for serenity, happiness, joy, peace, love etc. So if thats the case then the bad stuff often caused by living with alcoholism or other dysfunction is things like, anger, hate, bitterness, resentment, self righto...	el-cee	15	769	Nov 6, 2014 by grateful2be
	An apology (Preview) I have realized a bad habit I have. I will ask for people's opinions on here, but if I don't hear what I want, I get really defensive. This happened with my post about AH behavior recently...and if daughter should stay with him this weekend. I know what this man is like. I should trust my gut. I am not doing t...	Newlife girl	7	625	Nov 6, 2014 by grateful2be
	Do I really LOOK that stupid? (Preview) So..Sunday night I asked the exAH to hold off giving a new $500 xbox to the 18yo because he is flunking his classes in HS. This caused a 45 min rant from exAH about what a terrible parent I am etc. I agreed to meet the exAH (with reservation) and talk about the situation on Monday. I worried about how it woul...	rehprof	6	792	Nov 6, 2014 by Lyne
	Forgiveness versus Reconciliation (Preview) I have finally come to the point in my journey where I recognize the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. I finally discovered what has been a thorn in my side about my experiences within the program and in life in general. It was a really good emotional release. I think we all know if w...	Truth	17	1726	Nov 6, 2014 by el-cee
	Intro (Preview) Hi all. My counselor suggested I join an Al-Anon group. Life is busy so I am unable to attend meeting so she said I can online. I don't know if this particular board is location specific...if so please let me know. I am the wife of a recovering alcoholic. My husband drank heavily but it was a very short peri...	mnkarts2	5	452	Nov 6, 2014 by mnkarts2
	Need reassurance that this decision/boundary is the right thing to do (Preview) This boundary is about protecting my daughter. Sometimes my brain gets clouded, and I want to see if my support system here agrees with me. I am not purposely focusing on the AH, but this involves him...of course. my former neighbor I've known for 20 years called me Monday night asking me if my AH was ok...	Newlife girl	16	663	Nov 6, 2014 by PP
	Is this self-pity or just normal feelings (Preview) It seems as if my happy bubble has popped!!I am feeling blah today.I just want to relax.I am so tired.I did manage to get all my laundry done yesterday.It is sitting in baskets and the house isn't where I want it to be yet.I am feeling kind of lost today and abandoned.He just left me with all these problem...	mjferg	14	839	Nov 6, 2014 by Debilyn
	fear (Preview) Fear is a powerful emotion, it lingers in me still and it grows at times then before I know it its built up and im acting on it, making decisions based on it. Im trying to think of the tools I used when I first came in because these did the trick and I could bat fear away, shrink it right out of my mind. The what if...	el-cee	9	865	Nov 5, 2014 by rainbow
	How I live: now vs then (Preview) I have done a lot of reflecting today about how I spend my free time compared to what I did when living with AH. When I lived with him, on my days off work, I would clean a huge house in the morning and wait until he would wake up. I would feel resentful the whole day because he slept half the day because he stay...	Newlife girl	14	780	Nov 5, 2014 by grateful2be
	Eventually it all becomes (Preview) A God thing. The first three steps were distilled and given to me as 1. Trust God 2. Clean House 3. Help Others. The event where a man at where I work targeted me with his insanity, crossed my boundaries and made threats against our property has taken a different corner. He came up to me unannounce...	Jerry F	6	577	Nov 5, 2014 by Breakingfree
	Mom, We Have a Problem.... (Preview) I am spinning a bit and have been since early Sat morning when we discovered the back part of our home had flooded. After spending the weekend tearing up floors in 3 bedrooms and a hallway and hauling the debris for the trash collectors, we can rest a bit until the plumber comes back on Thursday to make hi...	PP	15	848	Nov 5, 2014 by PP
	Resentment (Preview) I am feeling resentful today and I don't like this feeling. My husband has been in treatment for two weeks. He is doing great and is actually enjoying the classes and fellowship. His mom keeps buying him nice new expensive clothes and sending them to him. He keeps getting gifts from her almost every da...	Star Bird	11	730	Nov 5, 2014 by mjferg
	Hello all ! (Preview) its been one crazy roller coaster but I keep staying on my side of the street!! You all stay blessed !!!	Gaby	4	486	Nov 5, 2014 by PP
	So glad I found Al-Anon (Preview) I just came out of a four year relationship with a recovering alcoholic. Still stunned and it's been bout two months since the split. It was the worst emotional battering of my life. I finally broke down and gave into the fact that bonding to alcoholics has been an ongoing theme in my life. It's been incr...	rikks	10	758	Nov 5, 2014 by Jerry F
	Job Update (Preview) Hi Everyone, I just wanted to share with you that today was my first day at a new job. It's one of those foot in the door kind of things and it a contract position so it will have an end date. I'm going to just take it a day at a time but today was a wonderful day. A group of us were hired, not too many but we'll all b...	tiredtonite	8	366	Nov 4, 2014 by Breakingfree
	My mom is the best (Preview) When I moved out in March, my mom helped me by giving me money to do it. I don't like asking my mom for money. But she understood my situation and wanted me out of that house too. She also helped me pay some of my daughter's tuition. She is at a Christian school and they have great daycare hours so I need her to s...	Newlife girl	7	637	Nov 4, 2014 by Newlife girl
	Good Morning (Preview) Well another week done and two days off. That I am happy because it's been a busy week.... My foot is healing, got the stitches out yesterday. It still feels the same and now with a scar but the doctor told me it will take a few months for that nerve end to heal and let the pain go away. Right now I'm not beli...	Cathyinaz	10	643	Nov 4, 2014 by Path to Serenity
	Possible Assault Charges (Preview) Well I don't know if it is true yet but I have heard the A is facing assault charges. Was I surprised? No, not really. I am a feeling a bit of relief yet sadness for my son.	Truth	4	391	Nov 4, 2014 by Truth
	no matter what she is still my mom! (Preview) I read a post partly about a mom doing over the top things for her daughter. The daughter posted. Well, after reading a snipet of the post, I have come to the conclusion that maybe I have been bashing my mom. She has done so much for me over the years. When my husband was out 8 years ago, my mom stepped in &...	Hoot Nanny	3	481	Nov 4, 2014 by cloudyskies
	feeling lighter. (Preview) today feels like a good day. Elcee posted a scene from the labyrinth, there's another scene in that movie where the heroine walks into a replica of her bedroom and is tempted to stay. That's been the last two weeks. Look,everything's ok! No,it isn't. Have expressed that I cant be the wife to active addi...	aquamom23	2	295	Nov 4, 2014 by neshema2
	The mess left behind (Preview) It seems like every day there is something to clean up, as in first it was the house, I like neat and clean but I got behind from the depression I was in.So my daughter and I have been tackling the house.Yesterday there were errands and financial situations I am working on.My poor pets need to go get flea me...	mjferg	7	572	Nov 4, 2014 by neshema2
	Today I was watching a movie about how hard life is...... (Preview) And I had to stop my train of thought and remember how resilient we are and how good life truly is. I have finally become better instead of bitter. I am careful of who and what I surround myself with now. Here in America in this day and age my fridge is stocked, my heat is on, my kids are healthy and well things...	Breakingfree	8	697	Nov 4, 2014 by neshema2
	Pretend this is a meeting share because I didn't get to mine this week... (Preview) I apologise for the fact that this is like my 300th post on the board this week. But I'm really spinning my wheels, asking myself and my HP a question and I'm getting nowhere. Please understand I'm not looking for "practical" solutions, OMG as I was writing this the cat spewed all over the be...	missmeliss	22	845	Nov 4, 2014 by el-cee
	is this crazy (Preview) I went out to do some shopping today and I walked by the shelf with books and magazines,I looked at the books and i picked one up,I couldn't remember the last time I just sat quietly and read a book.Everything seems so different, like all my senses are exaggerated!!,It is like I am coming out of a bad dre...	mjferg	10	707	Nov 4, 2014 by mjferg
	bits and pieces (Preview) Yesterday I called an old friend I hadn't talked to in years.I cried as we talked and afterwards I realized how many things I gave up. that is, I am remembering things in bits of pieces, just things I have done or have not done because of pleasing him..I let him control everything I did,every decision, ev...	mjferg	11	651	Nov 4, 2014 by mjferg
	A problem here (Preview) This may or may not sound crazy but I've been hearing alotbofvthis I guesss alanon quote that I havent a clue as to what it means can someone plz give me the alanon def to it its....It's The destination is on the ticket ?????	lookingup	2	448	Nov 4, 2014 by KennyFenderjazz
	Reading posts (Preview) I find it soo much enjoyable to be able to read everyone's posts here and to relate and understand better of this program ,I know it's been a while since I've posted to so as for. the update on me it's slow or I'm coming along slow as a snail but I think I'm getting there as to my serenity,I've been haveing a lo...	lookingup	5	522	Nov 4, 2014 by lookingup
	Today is the day. (Preview) A's parents are coming this morning to help him move today. By 1pm I hope he will be gone and I will have the whole afternoon cleaning up everything and specially my bedroom. I got a break from my Sunday job to make sure I have time to do it and start a fresh brand new week. The last few days were chalenging bu...	Luiza	17	650	Nov 3, 2014 by Newlife girl
	Plagued by worry and fear (Preview) Ok, so my son's tics from his Tourette's are so bad right now. Probably one of the worst flare ups he's had. He blinks his eyes so much and so hard that I have no idea how he gets any schoolwork done. He does not want to take medication because of side effects and also because he knows the tics will fade awa...	andromeda	8	719	Nov 3, 2014 by andromeda
	doing life with a recovering alcoholic (Preview) Not sure how to do this. There may be already a group that addresses this issue. I am married to a recovering alcoholic. I know that some things are ok and some are not normal. Just not sure which is which? Like the fact that my guy is very wonderful to me but very reclusive and doesn't want kids around much...	melungeonbaby	1	343	Nov 3, 2014 by hotrod
	Life has not turned out well for me. (Preview) My whole demeanor has changed after 15 years of dealing with an alcoholic. I loved him dearly when we first marriedI did not know he was an alcoholic, and all went well for two years. Then I hit the ground with a thud when he changed from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde right in front of my eyes. I have become cynical...	Diva	12	697	Nov 3, 2014 by hotrod
	What am I going to do with what I've got? (Preview) This is today's question in ODAAT September 9, pg 253. Wow, ... what am I going to do with what I've got? Am I using what I have to the best of my ability? I thought about my graditude list and how I've got so very much to be grateful for. I don't know that I can do an A - Z, Q and Z trip me up .. LOL. Athough I'm g...	Pushka	14	831	Nov 3, 2014 by Spur
	It's been a long time (Preview) Hmmm...the more things change, the more they stay the same... My life is so hard, and I'm tired of it... My 18 yo is now exhibiting behavior of his A dad (my ex) and swears at me and blames me...tells me everything is my fault. When I try to engage the ex in convos about parenting...he blames me too...tells...	rehprof	11	594	Nov 3, 2014 by Jerry F
	dazed & confused (Preview) I have so many moments where I feel confused & misinformed. I guess what I am trying to say is this: I don't know much about cell phones but I am getting frustrated because I am running out of data! I have spent a lot of the weekend trying to find entertaining ways to keep myself busy. I acquired so much i...	Hoot Nanny	1	418	Nov 3, 2014 by hotrod
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