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Jerry F · Jerry F

share below and the responses have been a re-read for me several times. I know why and it reminds me of when I first got into program and reached out for help myself. The support and feedback I got then was huge and supportive and life saving...for me. Lyne's post hit a recovery gratitude for the prog...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Hi everyone: I have been working hard to concentrate on me, put the focus on my own recovery, but like so many of us have found myself dragged back into the madness (only at my A's convenience of course!). The summary: After a couple of tumultous years with my marriage on the brink, I came to alanon and h...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I went w/ an alanon friend to see West Side Story the musical yesterday. It was so much fun & I got to bond more w/ her. We traveled quite a distance to there & back. She is so much fun. We even got free parking--random act of kindness. A lady didn't know her friends had already paid so she paid for her...

ParisMemories · ParisMemories

AH went to his outpatient program today. He is normally home by 1PM, but today he texted and said he was going to a friend's house afterwards for a bit. Of course my gut reaction was, yeah right, likely stopping at the bar or liquor store on the way....but I did not respond.... I waited and just texted back...

StargazerLily · StargazerLily

I dreamt I was driving a bus and my five year old was the only passenger. I came to an intersection that was tricky and sorta blocked. I bumped into a truck trying to get around the traffic and then ended up taking a left into a warehouse to get out of the mess. My original destination was to go straight but th...

craftymom · craftymom

Hi everyone. My AH has been trying to recover, basically on his own. Last week he took off for 2 days, no word. Then again on Saturday. Sunday morning I packed his bag and asked him to go away and get help. Last night he snuck back in. This morning I again asked him to leave, and he did. I told him he could come b...

birdie2013 · birdie2013

My boyfriend stopped drinking 36 days ago. We've been together for 2 years. I told him to stop drinking or get out. He's been drinking for 23 years. Heavily for about 5 years. It's a mixed blessing. We live together and he doesn't really speak to me anymore. He hasn't slept in the same bed with me for month...

Cathyinaz · Cathyinaz

Sitting here this afternoon doing nothing because I walked into the corner of the couch this morning and OMGosh my toes. Swollen, black and blue and hurts like H***. Hope I didn't break anything :) So.......why can't the A at least text or send a email telling his mom he's OK. I know he must be quite ou...

Diva · Diva

This afternoon he drank a bottle of vodka and started in on me. I took my dogs and left. Upon arriving back, I noticed he had gone to bed, but not before he threw the tv remote and smashed the screen on his new 60 inch smart tv. He is lost. He will never be sober for any length of time. It's too sad. I feel s...

Rinn · Rinn

hears the back story... Hubby has big pain med problem for three years. Lots of ups and downs, withdrawls hand holding... drained me. i finnally thought it was over he said he had 30 days. That was the longest ever before. But about a week ago I had to call 911 and get him to hospital fo rmeth phychosi...

ilovedogs · ilovedogs

My son and AH were at a public tennis facility last night and they walked past a court where a man collapsed. My AH did CPR and my 14 year old son helped roll the guy over. It was pretty traumatic for the whole team but the man was a stranger so no one knew him. My son saw the whole thing, emergency crews work...

ParisMemories · ParisMemories

Feeling angry and resentful today, tallying up all the hurts and lies and disappointments suffered at the hands of my AH. First I recounted all the hurts of the last 6 weeks, which turned into a review of the last 2 years, since the drinking got so bad, until finally I was remembering hurts and slights fo...

Maria1 · Maria1

Hi there I have 2 children, a daughter, almost 11 and a son, almost 8. I was with their father for 13 years and we split 4 and a 1/2 years ago. When we first got together we both drank but he had the ability to keep going until he couldn't speak whereas I would stop when I felt drunk. His group of friends all dran...

wornoutmrsfixit · wornoutmrsfixit

A little background. I separated from my AH in August and when I left, I took one of our 3 dogs. I left the cat, birds, fish and other dogs with him because I was moving in with my parents and didn't feel like I could take my "zoo". About 2 weeks later, I went to get my fish tank and birds and found my...

Sun sun · Sun sun

Hello This is my first time here, so bear with me! I am a 48 year old divorced mother of two, been through some big traumas that have led me to have PTSD and Complex PTSD and I have been working very hard on myself for quite a while now. As a result of that work I am quite tuned in with my alarm bells and am sensit...

davie · davie

so me and my exaw have been seperated for close to 6 months now, when i left she has been bombarding my friends and family with text messages telling me she loves me and trying to get a hold of me.... i had met someone else during this time who btw had a load of red flags show up !!!! but i continued with it anywa...

justlearning · justlearning

As exciting it is to see your loved one recover, how do you deal with them reinventing themselves into someone you don't know. Almost a selfishness of I don't care what you think.

phoenixmagicgirl · phoenixmagicgirl

This morning has been a bit hard. I'm having trouble giving my AM over to my HP....its consuming my thoughts which isn't a good thing... Any prayers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Heather 68 · Heather 68

I opened that door by calling the ex AB and picking up the phone after he kept hanging up on me. Of course he had been drinking, gives him beer muscles. So in for a lot of tears today. I heard "I never stopped loving you" and WTF I believed it. He tried so hard to get me to come to him but I was on to the m...

lnc12 · lnc12

So, I came face to face today with one of the scariest questions I've ever been asked: "Did you see any red flags before you married your husband?" Me: "Ummm... (long pause) Yes." "Why did you choose to ignore them?" Me: "Oh, just shoot me now and get it over with...

Markmark · Markmark

My wife has been sober now for 18 months and I still sleep down stairs I have no desire to sleep with her. I have not been the best husband in the past and she blames me for her drinking ( I was violent and did join dating agency's ) but I got counselling and she did support me. she thinks we should spit now as thi...

Heather 68 · Heather 68

Feeling lonely so what stupid thing do i do? That's right call the ex AB, who is drinking. Try to talk, not fight, he hangs on me says he is partying and its more fun cuz I'm not around. Tells me " how can you blame all your actions on me"? But I do, I try to tell him I could not handle the alcohol and I d...

lnc12 · lnc12

One of my favorite poems! The JourneyOne day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice - though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. "Mend my life!" each voice cried. But you didn't stop. You...

newwoman · newwoman

My love is now out of rehab and in a few short weeks I find myself being pulled around in his wagon with 3 flat tires. Prior to his exit I was driving a car with 4 inflated tires, now true to form- I have allowed his games to creep back into to my center throwing me out of whack. Granted I am at least aware it is hap...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I can't believe it but it is my mom afterall. We were watching a movie yesterday & my mom exitted before the end. My husband & I were wondering what was wrong? I ended up getting called in a busy movie theater. The manager said" Is there a Kathleen in here? Just after they stopped the movie. A...

hdftby100 · hdftby100

I feel terrible with myself. Over the last 6 months I have had struggles with myself and wife the wife's drinking. I was at a point of detachment with love. I had in my head that as long as she was not abusive to me, neglecting normal things, basically if it was just that I thought she drank too much and no...

mammapepper · mammapepper

I have been going through a lot..here's my story My bestfriend from when I was 14 was addicted to meth ofr years and recovered in 2010 through treatment centers and half way house. I was there for him and in 2011 we decided to be together and live together. I have two kids outside of him and have been divo...

texasgal · texasgal

I have posted before about the weekends which no surprise my AH is already ranting and raving about his job and how terrible it is to work their, etc. I know its just an excuse for him to stay out all weekend again. I have an early shift tonight so I made plans with another program friend to have a late dinner...

ParisMemories · ParisMemories

There was a notice in the local newspaper recently about the weekly street sweeping program that resumes on April 1. I smiled when I read it - warm weather is on the way. The streets of my neighborhoood will be swept clean the third Wednesday of every month from April through October, and neighbors who a...

Heather 68 · Heather 68

Well stilling holding up. Was doing better but mourning the lose of my relationship still has my emotions raw. With my HP guiding the way and time I will work throught this. Some days are definitly better and easy than others. I am little sad at times and the bitterness comes and goes. I lost my love to the...

dponlyme · dponlyme

Basically kicked out of the house because wife was drunk and being abusive. No really major physical abuse but enough that it was intolerable. So here I sit the hospital emergency room with tablet. Not because I need medical attention but because they have free wifi. Place is empty. I am the only one in...

Pete · Pete

... sounds like something out of a tabloid magazine, and it probably could be. Wonder whether anyone can offer anything constructive on this... So, after a year of lies, my wife finally admitted to alcoholism in November last year and, after the usual refusals etc, finally agreed to go into rehab in...

LeenieBeanie · LeenieBeanie

MY HP certainly works in mysterious ways! We are vacationing in Florida, AD daughter is home in PA. She just texted that her support hearing earlier today with her baby Daddy did not go well for her and is continued (yet again!!! ) AND.......that she just got home from a meeting entitled Life or Deat...

forestfairy · forestfairy

My ah is not drinking. He's not drinking and he's not an alcoholic and I've no reason to be going to alanon. He is so angry that he no longer hugs our son or has any interaction with him. He treats him as if he's not there. I think he is doing this because he is in a rage at me because I am getting help through ala...

1976love · 1976love

Sorry if this post is sort of long winded, but it's a definite point I need to share. When I first started Alanon I went because my AH told me it would be a good idea since he was going to AA. I of course agreed and went. I hear the horror stories of growing up with alcoholics and that in no way shape or form wa...

Cathyinaz · Cathyinaz

Hi all Over the last 4 years I have spent most of my time and energy helping and in fear and worry for my son. Now that I've stepped back and practice the tools of Al-anon I'm feeling more like myself again. This week has been a little tough in the fact my son is drinking again and I started my worry again. I...

sunflower22 · sunflower22

http://alanon.activeboard.com/t53059024/should-i-keep-my-sponsor/

Jerry F · Jerry F

It's a God thing cause my HP and I have this kind of relationship. I'm not close to my family and haven't ever been that close. Both sides of my family come from within the disease and at one time we were all active. The relationships were (at least for me) not close and trusting and we had lots and lots o...

hotrod · hotrod

http://stepwork.activeboard.com/t53061486/step-12-alanon/

slogan_jim · slogan_jim

Hi everyone, my name is slogan_jim and I am a grateful member of al-anon family groups. It's funny how the more you progress and become in tune with your feelings, the more they creep up in places that you never thought they would. Tonight they came up at Ball hockey. I currently play in a local league and...

chinup · chinup

so far ive come to realize that withh all my childhood abuse has effected my relationships with men but im not so sure how its effected my relationships with men or boyfreinds yet i hope i dont fall into denial with this,i dont know how it may have effected my relationships with my siblings since all of my...

blondie99 · blondie99

I was talking to a dear friend who ran into my STBXAH a couple days ago. She said that he was saying "I'm so happy, everything's going so well, I'm doing this and this and this and (Blondie) and I have agreed to be friends even after the divorce." Yeah, right. Pink cloud time - I've seen and heard...

cRaZyJaDe · cRaZyJaDe

I posted a few weeks ago about detaching from my ABF. Tonight I was on my way out the door to my 2nd F2F meeting. On the way out he asked if I would pick up some AA pamphlets for him. My first thought was "sure", but as I was driving to the meeting, I started wondering if I should. I mean, if he wa...

Green Eyes · Green Eyes

The topic leader last night shared the March 12th reading from "Hope for Today." It was all about focusing on the positives in life and even jotting a positive word on a daily calendar. I hadn't been to a meeting in a couple of weeks and was worried that I might have a meltdown if the sharing at t...

Katy · Katy

I was just talking to someone yesterday, and said I could never make out I was ill to claim for benifits because I would not like to cry wolf and be punished for it!, They replied that makes me think of your relationship with your husband? and went on to say is that how I see life? He said that at our age we'r...

sunflower22 · sunflower22

Hello, This is my first time on these boards. I have been in Alanon now for 90 days and have had a sponsor since day 1. She at first was very attentive towards me, very encouraging, helpful and motivating. She would say how I am so similar to her and almost like I was her favorite of all her sponsee's. We...

stephaniej · stephaniej

I've been trying to straighten this all out in my head lately, as I come closer and closer to the end of my rope with my AH. I do still struggle with accepting that his addiction/drinking is his business, although I've gotten much better at accepting that. But then we have the whole universe of "un...

dponlyme · dponlyme

It's almost as if the waiting is finally over and I can feel comfortable again. She hadn't drank for over two weeks and now finally I can relax and not have all that terrible hope hanging over my head. She is a mean angry drunk even moreso than usual due to us already at odds with one another... but she is s...

mercedes1959 · mercedes1959

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beckon11 · beckon11

Hi friends, Wondering if any of you have abandonment issues,and pain. I have done so much work on this.Yet it still can really pull me down. Im doing work again on the inner child. Would love to hear from anyone who has experienced this. I know alanon helps alot also. thx beckon11

Jozie · Jozie

Have ya Ever Stepped Down off your Ego Button and had an 'Auh..Hah... Moment' Resently I have been having some "Stinkin thinkin's" going on within my Head, and I have been Reading the Lit, and Doing Alot of differant tools that i Learned to Really get to the surface of it! Well when I Sat Down a...

Heather 68 · Heather 68

Hello All, next chapter of my saga....my ex AB has sent me a few texts trying to stab at I me, I respond with messages of my positive recovery and courage to change my situation. That shuts him up for a day or so, but I finally blocked him from contacting me...again. My last "I love you" but this i...

ParisMemories · ParisMemories

I've been so worried and anxious about this court date that AH and I have on March 27. He keeps referring to it as "me vs him" and today I reminded him that it is not me vs him, it is the State vs him. I received my subpoena the other day, which clearly states this. He still thinks he will waltz in fr...

giraffe13 · giraffe13

I am really confused. The alcoholic in my life is my boyfriend and we have been through so many " episodes " of his drinking causing complete chaos, weekly, bi weekly.. like you would get your mail or visit the gym. He has embarassed himself in front of me because of the amount of blacking out...

lnc12 · lnc12

First of all, I want to thank everyone here for being so kind and accepting! Oh, and most of all encouraging! It's just so great knowing that I can come on here, vent my hurts and frustrations, and I won't be judged. After almost 7 months of separation from my AH, I did something shocking this morning. I r...

Jozie · Jozie

Welp Peeps... After Some Much Needed Work on ME! I have Found that I Can No Longer Allow "Pity Pot" time for My Woo's... This Last Week has been a Roller Coaster of Emotions for me, and Frankly I'm just Sick to Death of Allowing it time of My Thoughts, & My Actions... I Have Found that when I S...

blondie99 · blondie99

So, as the divorce is progressing and people are starting to find out about what has happened between my STBXAH and me, I have been receiving information on happenings that have occurred, unknowingly to me, over the last several years. The most interesting thing I've heard so far is that both my mom an...

ClearTheFog · ClearTheFog

I have been getting so much out of this board, in lurker-mode, for the past few months. I 'tried' Al-Anon 11 years ago right as my 13 year marriage to my then alcoholic husband was ending. I didn't go back to the meetings at that time . The first meeting I went to had about 30 people in it, which was terrifyin...

likemyheart · likemyheart

I want to post about three things, but I dont want to post three times my creative side wants to tie them in together lets see if I can manage it eh? #1 I love second hand stores and when I get a few minutes/half a morning, I go to town for just that, to browse through my favorites before getting groceries, lun...

John · John

I read your post here, and I hear you, I feel you. We are not that different when it comes to the feelings associated with loving an alcoholic or addict. We hurt, we guess, we question, we wonder, we fear, we give up trying, and then try harder, we attach and then detach, we hold on with all our might, and the...

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	Lyne's honesty and a little pressure (Preview) share below and the responses have been a re-read for me several times. I know why and it reminds me of when I first got into program and reached out for help myself. The support and feedback I got then was huge and supportive and life saving...for me. Lyne's post hit a recovery gratitude for the prog...	Jerry F	2	278	Mar 26, 2013 by Peggy7
	reaching out friends.... (Preview) Hi everyone: I have been working hard to concentrate on me, put the focus on my own recovery, but like so many of us have found myself dragged back into the madness (only at my A's convenience of course!). The summary: After a couple of tumultous years with my marriage on the brink, I came to alanon and h...	yanksfan51	5	308	Mar 26, 2013 by Peggy7
	not Alanon related but exciting anyhow (Preview) I went w/ an alanon friend to see West Side Story the musical yesterday. It was so much fun & I got to bond more w/ her. We traveled quite a distance to there & back. She is so much fun. We even got free parking--random act of kindness. A lady didn't know her friends had already paid so she paid for her...	Hoot Nanny	3	227	Mar 26, 2013 by Peggy7
	Wedding Ring (Preview) AH went to his outpatient program today. He is normally home by 1PM, but today he texted and said he was going to a friend's house afterwards for a bit. Of course my gut reaction was, yeah right, likely stopping at the bar or liquor store on the way....but I did not respond.... I waited and just texted back...	ParisMemories	5	307	Mar 26, 2013 by Peggy7
	Dread (Preview) I dreamt I was driving a bus and my five year old was the only passenger. I came to an intersection that was tricky and sorta blocked. I bumped into a truck trying to get around the traffic and then ended up taking a left into a warehouse to get out of the mess. My original destination was to go straight but th...	StargazerLily	2	242	Mar 26, 2013 by Peggy7
	First post, asked my AH to leave (Preview) Hi everyone. My AH has been trying to recover, basically on his own. Last week he took off for 2 days, no word. Then again on Saturday. Sunday morning I packed his bag and asked him to go away and get help. Last night he snuck back in. This morning I again asked him to leave, and he did. I told him he could come b...	craftymom	3	277	Mar 26, 2013 by Peggy7
	Emotional Distance after Alcoholic Stops Drinking emotion sober stop drinking emotional distance (Preview) My boyfriend stopped drinking 36 days ago. We've been together for 2 years. I told him to stop drinking or get out. He's been drinking for 23 years. Heavily for about 5 years. It's a mixed blessing. We live together and he doesn't really speak to me anymore. He hasn't slept in the same bed with me for month...	birdie2013	12	8249	Mar 26, 2013 by Flame
	Sitting here thinking (Preview) Sitting here this afternoon doing nothing because I walked into the corner of the couch this morning and OMGosh my toes. Swollen, black and blue and hurts like H***. Hope I didn't break anything :) So.......why can't the A at least text or send a email telling his mom he's OK. I know he must be quite ou...	Cathyinaz	11	497	Mar 26, 2013 by phoenixmagicgirl
	He will never stop drinking....sorry to say (Preview) This afternoon he drank a bottle of vodka and started in on me. I took my dogs and left. Upon arriving back, I noticed he had gone to bed, but not before he threw the tv remote and smashed the screen on his new 60 inch smart tv. He is lost. He will never be sober for any length of time. It's too sad. I feel s...	Diva	7	395	Mar 26, 2013 by SpiderArcana
	setting bounderys...need some advice is it reasonable. (Preview) hears the back story... Hubby has big pain med problem for three years. Lots of ups and downs, withdrawls hand holding... drained me. i finnally thought it was over he said he had 30 days. That was the longest ever before. But about a week ago I had to call 911 and get him to hospital fo rmeth phychosi...	Rinn	10	367	Mar 26, 2013 by imom
	What would you do for your kids if they saw someone die? (Preview) My son and AH were at a public tennis facility last night and they walked past a court where a man collapsed. My AH did CPR and my 14 year old son helped roll the guy over. It was pretty traumatic for the whole team but the man was a stranger so no one knew him. My son saw the whole thing, emergency crews work...	ilovedogs	7	573	Mar 26, 2013 by imom
	Resentment (Preview) Feeling angry and resentful today, tallying up all the hurts and lies and disappointments suffered at the hands of my AH. First I recounted all the hurts of the last 6 weeks, which turned into a review of the last 2 years, since the drinking got so bad, until finally I was remembering hurts and slights fo...	ParisMemories	6	596	Mar 26, 2013 by SpiderArcana
	Looking for advice re supporting my children (Preview) Hi there I have 2 children, a daughter, almost 11 and a son, almost 8. I was with their father for 13 years and we split 4 and a 1/2 years ago. When we first got together we both drank but he had the ability to keep going until he couldn't speak whereas I would stop when I felt drunk. His group of friends all dran...	Maria1	11	351	Mar 25, 2013 by Maria1
	What Would You Do? (Preview) A little background. I separated from my AH in August and when I left, I took one of our 3 dogs. I left the cat, birds, fish and other dogs with him because I was moving in with my parents and didn't feel like I could take my "zoo". About 2 weeks later, I went to get my fish tank and birds and found my...	wornoutmrsfixit	8	523	Mar 25, 2013 by Mattie
	I need some clarity and a lot of advice (Preview) Hello This is my first time here, so bear with me! I am a 48 year old divorced mother of two, been through some big traumas that have led me to have PTSD and Complex PTSD and I have been working very hard on myself for quite a while now. As a result of that work I am quite tuned in with my alarm bells and am sensit...	Sun sun	9	508	Mar 25, 2013 by Sun sun
	help making a descision !! (Preview) so me and my exaw have been seperated for close to 6 months now, when i left she has been bombarding my friends and family with text messages telling me she loves me and trying to get a hold of me.... i had met someone else during this time who btw had a load of red flags show up !!!! but i continued with it anywa...	davie	8	585	Mar 25, 2013 by John
	How to deal (Preview) As exciting it is to see your loved one recover, how do you deal with them reinventing themselves into someone you don't know. Almost a selfishness of I don't care what you think.	justlearning	4	291	Mar 25, 2013 by John
	Having trouble giving my AM over to my HP this morning (Preview) This morning has been a bit hard. I'm having trouble giving my AM over to my HP....its consuming my thoughts which isn't a good thing... Any prayers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.	phoenixmagicgirl	3	242	Mar 25, 2013 by phoenixmagicgirl
	Back on the roller-coaster! (Preview) I opened that door by calling the ex AB and picking up the phone after he kept hanging up on me. Of course he had been drinking, gives him beer muscles. So in for a lot of tears today. I heard "I never stopped loving you" and WTF I believed it. He tried so hard to get me to come to him but I was on to the m...	Heather 68	2	383	Mar 25, 2013 by yanksfan51
	Counseling (Preview) So, I came face to face today with one of the scariest questions I've ever been asked: "Did you see any red flags before you married your husband?" Me: "Ummm... (long pause) Yes." "Why did you choose to ignore them?" Me: "Oh, just shoot me now and get it over with...	lnc12	3	257	Mar 24, 2013 by milkwood
	No feelings (Preview) My wife has been sober now for 18 months and I still sleep down stairs I have no desire to sleep with her. I have not been the best husband in the past and she blames me for her drinking ( I was violent and did join dating agency's ) but I got counselling and she did support me. she thinks we should spit now as thi...	Markmark	3	292	Mar 24, 2013 by milkwood
	What am I thinking? (Preview) Feeling lonely so what stupid thing do i do? That's right call the ex AB, who is drinking. Try to talk, not fight, he hangs on me says he is partying and its more fun cuz I'm not around. Tells me " how can you blame all your actions on me"? But I do, I try to tell him I could not handle the alcohol and I d...	Heather 68	5	324	Mar 24, 2013 by milkwood
	Just wanted to share (Preview) One of my favorite poems! The JourneyOne day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice - though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. "Mend my life!" each voice cried. But you didn't stop. You...	lnc12	2	223	Mar 24, 2013 by wornoutmrsfixit
	This board was the only home I felt normal living in...then I snuck out of the house. Can someone unlock the front door? (Preview) My love is now out of rehab and in a few short weeks I find myself being pulled around in his wagon with 3 flat tires. Prior to his exit I was driving a car with 4 inflated tires, now true to form- I have allowed his games to creep back into to my center throwing me out of whack. Granted I am at least aware it is hap...	newwoman	8	702	Mar 24, 2013 by Pushka
	my mom went to the ER last night. (Preview) I can't believe it but it is my mom afterall. We were watching a movie yesterday & my mom exitted before the end. My husband & I were wondering what was wrong? I ended up getting called in a busy movie theater. The manager said" Is there a Kathleen in here? Just after they stopped the movie. A...	Hoot Nanny	1	201	Mar 23, 2013 by Cathyinaz
	I feel like such an idiot! (Preview) I feel terrible with myself. Over the last 6 months I have had struggles with myself and wife the wife's drinking. I was at a point of detachment with love. I had in my head that as long as she was not abusive to me, neglecting normal things, basically if it was just that I thought she drank too much and no...	hdftby100	5	606	Mar 24, 2013 by hdftby100
	Newbie needs advice (Preview) I have been going through a lot..here's my story My bestfriend from when I was 14 was addicted to meth ofr years and recovered in 2010 through treatment centers and half way house. I was there for him and in 2011 we decided to be together and live together. I have two kids outside of him and have been divo...	mammapepper	4	430	Mar 23, 2013 by kksmom
	finding things to do this weekend (Preview) I have posted before about the weekends which no surprise my AH is already ranting and raving about his job and how terrible it is to work their, etc. I know its just an excuse for him to stay out all weekend again. I have an early shift tonight so I made plans with another program friend to have a late dinner...	texasgal	6	240	Mar 23, 2013 by ilovedogs
	Street Sweeper (Preview) There was a notice in the local newspaper recently about the weekly street sweeping program that resumes on April 1. I smiled when I read it - warm weather is on the way. The streets of my neighborhoood will be swept clean the third Wednesday of every month from April through October, and neighbors who a...	ParisMemories	4	233	Mar 23, 2013 by afglin
	In Mourning (Preview) Well stilling holding up. Was doing better but mourning the lose of my relationship still has my emotions raw. With my HP guiding the way and time I will work throught this. Some days are definitly better and easy than others. I am little sad at times and the bitterness comes and goes. I lost my love to the...	Heather 68	1	262	Mar 23, 2013 by hotrod
	Here I am again (Preview) Basically kicked out of the house because wife was drunk and being abusive. No really major physical abuse but enough that it was intolerable. So here I sit the hospital emergency room with tablet. Not because I need medical attention but because they have free wifi. Place is empty. I am the only one in...	dponlyme	5	250	Mar 23, 2013 by PP
	I helped save her, now she's ending out marriage (Preview) ... sounds like something out of a tabloid magazine, and it probably could be. Wonder whether anyone can offer anything constructive on this... So, after a year of lies, my wife finally admitted to alcoholism in November last year and, after the usual refusals etc, finally agreed to go into rehab in...	Pete	5	410	Mar 23, 2013 by pinkchip
	Daughter went to a AA meeting this afternoon.... (Preview) MY HP certainly works in mysterious ways! We are vacationing in Florida, AD daughter is home in PA. She just texted that her support hearing earlier today with her baby Daddy did not go well for her and is continued (yet again!!! ) AND.......that she just got home from a meeting entitled Life or Deat...	LeenieBeanie	8	375	Mar 23, 2013 by AngelicH57
	his rage (Preview) My ah is not drinking. He's not drinking and he's not an alcoholic and I've no reason to be going to alanon. He is so angry that he no longer hugs our son or has any interaction with him. He treats him as if he's not there. I think he is doing this because he is in a rage at me because I am getting help through ala...	forestfairy	7	397	Mar 23, 2013 by Ebunny59
	me. (Preview) Sorry if this post is sort of long winded, but it's a definite point I need to share. When I first started Alanon I went because my AH told me it would be a good idea since he was going to AA. I of course agreed and went. I hear the horror stories of growing up with alcoholics and that in no way shape or form wa...	1976love	6	298	Mar 23, 2013 by 1976love
	Cleaning and a new hobby (Preview) Hi all Over the last 4 years I have spent most of my time and energy helping and in fear and worry for my son. Now that I've stepped back and practice the tools of Al-anon I'm feeling more like myself again. This week has been a little tough in the fact my son is drinking again and I started my worry again. I...	Cathyinaz	9	335	Mar 23, 2013 by Cathyinaz
	I'm gonna drop my sponsor... (Preview) http://alanon.activeboard.com/t53059024/should-i-keep-my-sponsor/	sunflower22	12	552	Mar 22, 2013 by el-cee
	Detached and still connected.... (Preview) It's a God thing cause my HP and I have this kind of relationship. I'm not close to my family and haven't ever been that close. Both sides of my family come from within the disease and at one time we were all active. The relationships were (at least for me) not close and trusting and we had lots and lots o...	Jerry F	7	442	Mar 22, 2013 by hotrod
	STEP 12 (Preview) http://stepwork.activeboard.com/t53061486/step-12-alanon/	hotrod	0	226	Mar 22, 2013 by hotrod
	Afraid to disappoint (share) (Preview) Hi everyone, my name is slogan_jim and I am a grateful member of al-anon family groups. It's funny how the more you progress and become in tune with your feelings, the more they creep up in places that you never thought they would. Tonight they came up at Ball hockey. I currently play in a local league and...	slogan_jim	3	358	Mar 22, 2013 by rehprof
	still searching for snswers (Preview) so far ive come to realize that withh all my childhood abuse has effected my relationships with men but im not so sure how its effected my relationships with men or boyfreinds yet i hope i dont fall into denial with this,i dont know how it may have effected my relationships with my siblings since all of my...	chinup	3	269	Mar 22, 2013 by chinup
	Happiness is in the eye of the beholder (Preview) I was talking to a dear friend who ran into my STBXAH a couple days ago. She said that he was saying "I'm so happy, everything's going so well, I'm doing this and this and this and (Blondie) and I have agreed to be friends even after the divorce." Yeah, right. Pink cloud time - I've seen and heard...	blondie99	2	235	Mar 22, 2013 by Pushka
	F2F Meeting (Preview) I posted a few weeks ago about detaching from my ABF. Tonight I was on my way out the door to my 2nd F2F meeting. On the way out he asked if I would pick up some AA pamphlets for him. My first thought was "sure", but as I was driving to the meeting, I started wondering if I should. I mean, if he wa...	cRaZyJaDe	2	320	Mar 22, 2013 by PP
	Great Topic at My Meeting Last Night (Preview) The topic leader last night shared the March 12th reading from "Hope for Today." It was all about focusing on the positives in life and even jotting a positive word on a daily calendar. I hadn't been to a meeting in a couple of weeks and was worried that I might have a meltdown if the sharing at t...	Green Eyes	3	365	Mar 22, 2013 by Pushka
	punishment! (Preview) I was just talking to someone yesterday, and said I could never make out I was ill to claim for benifits because I would not like to cry wolf and be punished for it!, They replied that makes me think of your relationship with your husband? and went on to say is that how I see life? He said that at our age we'r...	Katy	7	535	Mar 21, 2013 by beckon11
	Should I keep my sponsor? (Preview) Hello, This is my first time on these boards. I have been in Alanon now for 90 days and have had a sponsor since day 1. She at first was very attentive towards me, very encouraging, helpful and motivating. She would say how I am so similar to her and almost like I was her favorite of all her sponsee's. We...	sunflower22	9	922	Mar 21, 2013 by sunflower22
	Need some ESH on not accepting unacceptable behavior (Preview) I've been trying to straighten this all out in my head lately, as I come closer and closer to the end of my rope with my AH. I do still struggle with accepting that his addiction/drinking is his business, although I've gotten much better at accepting that. But then we have the whole universe of "un...	stephaniej	7	558	Mar 21, 2013 by stephaniej
	AW is drinking and strangely I feel relief (Preview) It's almost as if the waiting is finally over and I can feel comfortable again. She hadn't drank for over two weeks and now finally I can relax and not have all that terrible hope hanging over my head. She is a mean angry drunk even moreso than usual due to us already at odds with one another... but she is s...	dponlyme	6	381	Mar 21, 2013 by pinkchip
	THURSDAY (Preview) -- Edited by mercedes1959 on Thursday 21st of March 2013 12:54:17 PM	mercedes1959	0	451	Mar 21, 2013 by mercedes1959
	abandonment issues (Preview) Hi friends, Wondering if any of you have abandonment issues,and pain. I have done so much work on this.Yet it still can really pull me down. Im doing work again on the inner child. Would love to hear from anyone who has experienced this. I know alanon helps alot also. thx beckon11	beckon11	2	775	Mar 21, 2013 by beckon11
	My Helping Hand... (Preview) Have ya Ever Stepped Down off your Ego Button and had an 'Auh..Hah... Moment' Resently I have been having some "Stinkin thinkin's" going on within my Head, and I have been Reading the Lit, and Doing Alot of differant tools that i Learned to Really get to the surface of it! Well when I Sat Down a...	Jozie	2	448	Mar 21, 2013 by beckon11
	Next ..... (Preview) Hello All, next chapter of my saga....my ex AB has sent me a few texts trying to stab at I me, I respond with messages of my positive recovery and courage to change my situation. That shuts him up for a day or so, but I finally blocked him from contacting me...again. My last "I love you" but this i...	Heather 68	2	230	Mar 21, 2013 by dponlyme
	Trial Date is coming (Preview) I've been so worried and anxious about this court date that AH and I have on March 27. He keeps referring to it as "me vs him" and today I reminded him that it is not me vs him, it is the State vs him. I received my subpoena the other day, which clearly states this. He still thinks he will waltz in fr...	ParisMemories	6	369	Mar 21, 2013 by ParisMemories
	"I can control my drinking" (Preview) I am really confused. The alcoholic in my life is my boyfriend and we have been through so many " episodes " of his drinking causing complete chaos, weekly, bi weekly.. like you would get your mail or visit the gym. He has embarassed himself in front of me because of the amount of blacking out...	giraffe13	15	671	Mar 20, 2013 by Heather 68
	Hmmmm.. Progress? (Preview) First of all, I want to thank everyone here for being so kind and accepting! Oh, and most of all encouraging! It's just so great knowing that I can come on here, vent my hurts and frustrations, and I won't be judged. After almost 7 months of separation from my AH, I did something shocking this morning. I r...	lnc12	8	253	Mar 20, 2013 by Heather 68
	Boundrys... Tough, Yet Worth It! (Preview) Welp Peeps... After Some Much Needed Work on ME! I have Found that I Can No Longer Allow "Pity Pot" time for My Woo's... This Last Week has been a Roller Coaster of Emotions for me, and Frankly I'm just Sick to Death of Allowing it time of My Thoughts, & My Actions... I Have Found that when I S...	Jozie	3	302	Mar 20, 2013 by Cathyinaz
	I will not be destroyed (Preview) So, as the divorce is progressing and people are starting to find out about what has happened between my STBXAH and me, I have been receiving information on happenings that have occurred, unknowingly to me, over the last several years. The most interesting thing I've heard so far is that both my mom an...	blondie99	3	411	Mar 20, 2013 by Jerry F
	De-lurking: thank you all so much! (Preview) I have been getting so much out of this board, in lurker-mode, for the past few months. I 'tried' Al-Anon 11 years ago right as my 13 year marriage to my then alcoholic husband was ending. I didn't go back to the meetings at that time . The first meeting I went to had about 30 people in it, which was terrifyin...	ClearTheFog	4	399	Mar 20, 2013 by Jerry F
	Recent thinkings (Preview) I want to post about three things, but I dont want to post three times my creative side wants to tie them in together lets see if I can manage it eh? #1 I love second hand stores and when I get a few minutes/half a morning, I go to town for just that, to browse through my favorites before getting groceries, lun...	likemyheart	6	270	Mar 20, 2013 by Sweet Stanley
	Good Morning Everyone! (Preview) I read your post here, and I hear you, I feel you. We are not that different when it comes to the feelings associated with loving an alcoholic or addict. We hurt, we guess, we question, we wonder, we fear, we give up trying, and then try harder, we attach and then detach, we hold on with all our might, and the...	John	11	576	Mar 20, 2013 by phoenixmagicgirl
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