Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

Sandy_K · Sandy_K

I posted a few days ago for the first time and I'm so grateful for the outreach and support. I have spent so much time since then looking for local meetings and have found a few. I know there are more, and I will find times and schedules that work for me. Today is 7 weeks since my youngest took his life. There a...

newleaf66 · newleaf66

but I did feel like I was going to throw up before I walked in.... Here I was just doing the most basic thing for myself - getting some support and I had trouble. I nearly turned around too but I thought of my children and walked in that door. And guess what? It was good. I belong there. Someone even gave...

Evian · Evian

So... After weeks of procrastinating... I finally went to my first f2f meeting tonight. Yes, I was a bit nervous, not knowing what to expect.. My uneasiness soon faded away. There wasn't alot of people there, but that's ok. They were friendly and reassured me that I wasn't alone. We even went for coff...

usedtobeanyer · usedtobeanyer

I have felt like I was at step 1 for a long time. Really since I first started with Al Anon. As I recall, it was pretty easy for me--I am powerless over my wife's drinking. There's nothing I can do about it. And things were certainly unmanageable. Ok, that was easy. And I felt good about it. It was such a refre...

Goodtillitsbad · Goodtillitsbad

Wow I feel like the deeper I dig and work on myself the pain starts to come up faster and worse when I get triggered. I feel like every layer I peel back I realize I'm still in denial about so many things. As an update, it's been 11 months since I asked my AH to leave our house. Our son was 8 months at the time and i...

sunflowergirl · sunflowergirl

I am human. I know this. I know that we all make mistakes. I need to understand something though...maybe you can help or relate? I believe one of my character defects is something about not wanting to get in trouble. Always trying to save face. I don't know what this comes from, either the sexual a...

freeagain · freeagain

On a morning talk show, a woman, covered her face, refused to give her name and made them change her voice and outted the husband and daughter of the woman who killed her two teen kids for being "mouthy". The reporter said that "in an alanon 12 step meeting, Parker Schenecker and his da...

Hayes · Hayes

Honestly, what was the point of that to try and assertively point out that I feel that I am being constantly being criticised, put down and blamed....what did I get? criticised, put down and blamed....and the wall of denial then a spin back on to me and oh he's leaving my life all together tomorrow with o...

Jozie · Jozie

I find if Funny at times the things that SLAP ya in the face... Old habits and "reactions" that ya "Think" you have conquered...lol... I know before I wouldn't have even gave silly stuff like this a 2nd thought,... But Yesterday, I was Standing in my Shop, With the Husband, Son, &...

newleaf66 · newleaf66

So, I am trying to figure out how to get to a f2f meeting. Asking him to watch the kids so I can go seems too confrontational right now. I don't want to make this about him, it's about me. There is a meeting tomorrow, Friday, at 10 am in my town. I could go when the kids (3 of them) are at school. Here is my qu...

wildthang86 · wildthang86

Yes it has been quite awhile since I have posted on here, actually just been on here. I don't know exactly why other than I have been having an "easy" time lately and hadn't felt the need to come here. But I have also come to the conclusion that I NEED to come here anyway and read and share. I don't...

Tamiele · Tamiele

I think this is my first post to the board. I know I have been on here to read in the past but I don't believe I have ever posted. I am now back to learn as much as I can and to also share my experience to hopefully support someone else but also to get feedback and information from others on my situation. I am 4...

newleaf66 · newleaf66

Hi, I am new here. I have been married for 20 years to a man I believed to be good, honest and in love with me and our children. Over the past few months I have come to realize that he is addicted to alcohol. He is not the same man anymore. I am trying to not question our past but on the bad days I think "...

Jerry F · Jerry F

and the secrets are spilling thru the crack. Thank you HP cause now we can talk about it as a family. He knows, they know, she knows, We know and now that we know we talk about it; and then what? HP always HP cause we are all powerless over the whole problem and only have enough power to surrender it to HP an...

Irish1 · Irish1

My fiance does not know I plan on going to an al anon meeting tonight. I don't think he would take it very well. I'm not sure what to tell him where I am going. Any advice ?

RLC · RLC

To All, This isn't an anniversary, or a milestone. But I'm going to take it as an opportunity to express with genuine love and emotion what all of you have meant to me and my program. I attend my two f2f meetings each week, have for four years running. But without the support, ES&H, guidance, and...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Life is funny sometimes! I am going to go to a place where I am unfamiliar sometimes: Recovery! I have been going at this program for a long time but finally feel a sense of recovery! I have depended on my counselor for so long I have been having trouble making my own decisions. I want to make some & othe...

Loupiness · Loupiness

I have posted that have been struggling with 17.5 yr old son. For the sake of brevity I will skip many gory details, but bottom line, it came to where both his dad and I said "enough". Time to do it different. Told him he had to follow the rules or go somewhere else. The rules were to be kind,...

shellyj123 · shellyj123

Well as one of the members in my home group calls it....today is my "belly button birthday":) And it was a wonderful day...many birthday wishes and calls singing "Happy Birthday", a cake from the folks at work, and a beautiful ring from the Holy Land. Really felt the love and i...

Overcome · Overcome

One of last night's meeting topics was "motives" and this got me to thinking about a recent conversation I had with my ex-husband. This is the same ex-husband that I divorced on August 25, 2009 and had an ex-parte (Order of Protection) on from Nov. 9, 2009 through Nov. 9, 2010. I had been wan...

DreamXL · DreamXL

Ok this is not a big deal but just another reminder....My mom calls me today and says.."you know I was thinking, since you never answer my calls, and neither does your son, you need to when I call becasue what if I was dying"... Really, really mom I say...first I answer your call when I am avail...

GailMichelle · GailMichelle

Last evening, I had an appointment with my longtime counselor. Actually, I had not been in to see him for about 2 months, because I thought I had been doing so much better. Then came the fall. big ouch I spent the first part of the sessions whining about my ex-AH's present plight, how he is drinking and...

Irish1 · Irish1

Hello, Im 41 years old and live with my alcoholic fiance. We planned to marry this fall but now since moving in with him I realize that marriage is not a good idea. I don't think I can live with a man who is drunk EVERY SINGLE DAY. It's really wearing on me. This is the first time in my life having to deal with a...

maresie · maresie

At a part time job I have (I have one full time and two part time jobs), I am around people who drink alcohol. Once they get a little under their belt the whole place changes, they stand around blocking all the paths to everything, bathroom, whatever it is they are planted down on the ground like some grea...

Sandy_K · Sandy_K

Good evening, It's time to make a change, a positive change in my life. I've been married to a great guy for over 28 years. Undoubtedly you already know my story, he's an alcoholic and has been for the entire time I've known him. He was sober for 6 years but then slowly began drinking again. It's interesti...

Jozie · Jozie

Sooo... Last Couple days here have been the Usual Winter Ugliness, last night however we got a Small Ice storm, nothing like what they were calling for thank Goodness.. I at times catch myself going back to Old post I write and Re-Reading them to see if I have accepted "Growth" on that topic o...

KimmyJo · KimmyJo

I read this the other day and put myself as the frog. It answered my question of: Im a smart, loving wife, mother, friend, daughter...Why didnt I see the destruction happening in my life, living with an alcoholic until I was cook to death?? When you put a frog into a hot boiling pan of water, the frog will...

babybear · babybear

I'm new here... Heck, I'm new to everything, as it was only yesterday that I found out my husband is an alcoholic. I know, that has to sound ridiculous, but it is what it is. I'm in a new world, a fog, not knowing what to do or where to turn and feeling very lonely. Until a year ago, he was my best friend, my...

Very Very Tired · Very Very Tired

I'm not going to make it to my usual face-to-face meeting tonight because of lovely blizzard warnings in our area, so I thought I would post here. I just started going to Al-Anon. I don't have a sponsor yet. I have also started going to a therapist who specializes in counseling both the addict and the f...

kyrp · kyrp

Well, where to begin...met Sam a year ago...I was his mom's nurse. He mostly treated me like a queen, during our dating (7months ago). There were times, however that he didn't. Blamed his not being able to get an errection on me...saying I was fat, my stomach was too big, my hair was blonde..he was attra...

Debilyn · Debilyn

Was feeling pretty low, well real low. I called a dear JW sister, a wonderful older lady who was so kind to me. She is so wise. What she said fits for so many here too. She told me she would have been disappointed in me if I called and said I was happy and ok. That my spilling my heart, the pain, the loss, the feel...

Tattyhead · Tattyhead

I really wish I could deposit my OH in a rehab centre but that option is unavailable to me - on the NHS (in UK), at least. I could really do with the respite if nothing else. OH is drinking again in earnest despite having been hopsitalised for 3 weeks last year during which he nearly died. At the weekend he wa...

alexmaui · alexmaui

I moved out from my AH 4 days ago. It had been a rough three years and i had been thinking of leaving everytime he went on a binge or got out of rehab and started drinking again. Then I just did it ...somehow the pieces fell into place. Found a cute place i could afford, packed and moved midst much crying and be...

DadtoCandE · DadtoCandE

OK, I'm going to meetings 1-2 a week, I haven't got a sponsor yet, but have a lead. Last weekend was my older boys 15th birthday, we took him and his buddies snowboarding at bear mountain. My AW and I ski'd with my younger son on the beginner slopes. The place was really ripe for a slip up. The &q...

okwitt · okwitt

My world started really falling apart in August when my son's liver and muscles shut down. He's recovering slowly very slow and finishing court ordered recovery house, has about 3 weeks to go...I'm really scared I can't handle_______________but

freeagain · freeagain

I heard in one meeting that AA's who are also members of alanon are NOT allowed to hold positions of service such as GR or SR... Are they allowed to hold in group positions such as treasurer, secretary etc? Is the tenets of alanon on line somewhere? I know my groups have the book, but I won't see it till tomo...

Jennifer · Jennifer

Song of the day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BksJ99wIuCw I hate that my life has been affected by alcoholism today. Usually I am gratful for the lessons and skills I have gained from my experiences in life but today I am not ... today I hate it. I dated a man a few years ago and was not ready to date,...

Trudystar · Trudystar

Good Morning family it is 01/31/10, and I can not get into the meeting. This is the second time this has happened where it the meeting website would not even allow me to connect. I hope you have a good meeting I will try to get in later today.

clep · clep

My 21 year old daughter moved home a couple of weeks ago. She lived with her father for a year and a half. My son missed her terribly and is very glad she is home. The problem is that she is out with her friends constantly. We rarely see her and our son is hurt and frustrated with the fact that she doesn't se...

KimmyJo · KimmyJo

Ps...I dont want to be a frog anymore....LOL -- Edited by KimmyJo on Sunday 30th of January 2011 08:55:01 PM

ilovedogs · ilovedogs

So, today I was cleaning out the pool and the filters despite the freezing cold water. I found a beer bottle label in the main filter and pulled it out. In the past, I would have accused AH of drinking this fancy Russian beer knowing full well that he would blame a neighbor for their trash blowing into ou...

looking_for_peace · looking_for_peace

I think Al-Anon encourages us to detach. In this detaching, we aren't expected to totally pretend nothing bad has happened, right? We are encouraged to state our feelings without pointing fingers or judging. Is this correct? Maybe there should be some fine print about the fact it could blow up in you...

Debilyn · Debilyn

I am hoping someday I get blessed with that again. Again I am very grateful for all I have. Its not that. I've forgotten what happiness feels like. Hate admitting that. Though I put my first months rent down today. (c: So we will be here awhile. I can take my time. Clean up as much as I can here before I let go...

Laura Baker · Laura Baker

I have cut myself off from my 30 year old son. I pray for the surrender he needs to get well. But struggle with the guilt of my decision to cut ties. I wish God would have me know that I am doing the right thing. Is it my ego that makes me think that others are judging the choice I made? Am just looking for affrima...

Evian · Evian

I think I've had enough. Enough of the lies, the cheating, the excuses. I'm tired of tiptoeing around him and having to tell the kids to tiptoe as well. It's sad that they know that Dads been drinking, just by his demeanor these days.. My one son asked me one day last week... "how much has he had so far...

Another family member made the choice · quietearth

My aunt killed herself last Thursday in the bathtub where my sister tried to drown herself in alchohol for hours at a time. I'm feeling very tired and have become run down this past week holding in all my emotions in the presence of my family. I've gone into dark spiritual space a couple of times, this is t...

Aloha · Aloha

http://tinyurl.com/5skujvb I was reading today's Dear Abby online with interest. The column received a lot of backlash from the community in regards to advice that had been given regarding it being okay to give alcohol as a gift. There were a lot of interesting responses, obviously from many peopl...

KimmyJo · KimmyJo

Just a question, maybe its more of a thought?? Pretty much all A are alike. Their patterns, behaviors are very similar. * Thats why we have so much in common, right? So does the same rule apply to A that are in recovery, sober? *I have been researching alot about behaviors, success stories...

Tracy · Tracy

I have been doing some self estem work on myself and it appears that my internal mind talk tells me I am not important and puts lots of demands on me. E>G I should be strong, fix things, put others first, I AM NOT IMPORTANT. I never slept last night realising the unmeetable demands I have placed on me I a...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha All...I haven't back checked on a phone call my Eldest Son and I were having in which he said that his cousin, the eldest son of my younger brother was coming for a visit...Actually was running from the trashing his alcoholism was doing to his family. My son and I talked about what it use to be like,...

reqforpeace · reqforpeace

Hello everyone...I am new to this site, I guess out of desperation. I have a father who is an Alcoholic. We was clean for 16 years, that was between my college years up to my mid 30s. He started drinking again about 5 years ago..Its been just awful. I also live many states away, so its hard to keep tabs on hi...

member922 · member922

Just wanted to share a bit. I am no longer irritated by my bf's smoking anymore. He doesn't do it around me and I hardly ever think about what he is doing while he is home all stressed out. He can do what he needs to. He doesn't do it here. I am very fortunate that I do not live with this man. I highly doubt I...

roxygirl · roxygirl

My son is 27 yrs. old and he went to rehab from 4/10 - 6/10 and then moved into my house so he could get back on his feet. I thought to myself, this is it, he is going to finally get his life back on track! And he started out going to AA meetings for the first month. He got a part time. He was living at my house for...

babygirl71 · babygirl71

I haven't posted for awhile. My A did a week in detox and decided he was getting out. I made perhaps the colossal mistake of letting him come home. He said he was going to leave treatment regardless, that he had done treatment, that he just needed to detox, etc etc. Plus- I was scared about doing it on my own...

clep · clep

My A decided a while back to go into his old profession that does not mix well with his disease or with another shortcoming is concerned that is a huge factor in our relationship. I was deeply upset at his choice. The job he has now is for a wonderful family man that has strong values. He has lots of flex...

Debilyn · Debilyn

Woke up with a bad stomach, weak. But becuz of Al Anon I think ok this is how it is. Didn't try to figure out why, or fight it. I just did not feel good. So I took tiny steps. Cleaned all the drawers in the kitchen out, some cubboards too. Took all the pics down and stuff off my walls and shelves packed'em.tosse...

Finding Courage · Finding Courage

Hello. I am brand new to this site, and to Al-Anon. I have attended two meetings (two Monday nights in a row), and am already feeling more hopeful. I know I have a long road ahead of me. My spirit is pretty bruised these days. I am hoping to find a place in addition to my meetings. Everyone was so nice a...

bakoshelly · bakoshelly

Hi, I am new to this posting and found it by accident. I have been sporadic with Al-Anon meetings, had a sponsor who didn't follow up, so I used it as an excuse to give up last time. I found myself with another alcoholic...REALLY?? Ugh. I am open to any encouraging words and suggestions to keep me on tr...

canadianguy · canadianguy

I was stumbling through some old files the other day, and found my "list" that I prepared for my 'family conference' that I had with my ex-AW at her treatment center. I was asked to speak to my wife (at the time) and her counselor, and tell my wife exactly how her drinking had affected myself a...

Aloha · Aloha

This morning I felt compelled to read all of my daily readers before starting my day in full. I have a copy of ODAT at home, Courage to Change in my car, and Hope for Today in my desk. I needed everything I read out of each reader. I was exaggeratedly cranky yesterday afternoon. I have a huge project looming...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	A bit overshelmed (Preview) I posted a few days ago for the first time and I'm so grateful for the outreach and support. I have spent so much time since then looking for local meetings and have found a few. I know there are more, and I will find times and schedules that work for me. Today is 7 weeks since my youngest took his life. There a...	Sandy_K	5	819	Feb 5, 2011 by Katy
	So, I went to that meeting and did not self-combust... (Preview) but I did feel like I was going to throw up before I walked in.... Here I was just doing the most basic thing for myself - getting some support and I had trouble. I nearly turned around too but I thought of my children and walked in that door. And guess what? It was good. I belong there. Someone even gave...	newleaf66	5	753	Feb 5, 2011 by wp
	Finally went to a meeting (Preview) So... After weeks of procrastinating... I finally went to my first f2f meeting tonight. Yes, I was a bit nervous, not knowing what to expect.. My uneasiness soon faded away. There wasn't alot of people there, but that's ok. They were friendly and reassured me that I wasn't alone. We even went for coff...	Evian	4	581	Feb 5, 2011 by wp
	My uncomfortable journey to step 1... (Preview) I have felt like I was at step 1 for a long time. Really since I first started with Al Anon. As I recall, it was pretty easy for me--I am powerless over my wife's drinking. There's nothing I can do about it. And things were certainly unmanageable. Ok, that was easy. And I felt good about it. It was such a refre...	usedtobeanyer	12	493	Feb 4, 2011 by glad lee
	Another whole layer of denial (& an update) (Preview) Wow I feel like the deeper I dig and work on myself the pain starts to come up faster and worse when I get triggered. I feel like every layer I peel back I realize I'm still in denial about so many things. As an update, it's been 11 months since I asked my AH to leave our house. Our son was 8 months at the time and i...	Goodtillitsbad	4	824	Feb 4, 2011 by Mattie
	Character defect? (Preview) I am human. I know this. I know that we all make mistakes. I need to understand something though...maybe you can help or relate? I believe one of my character defects is something about not wanting to get in trouble. Always trying to save face. I don't know what this comes from, either the sexual a...	sunflowergirl	6	1442	Feb 4, 2011 by sunflowergirl
	Breaking Annonimity on the national morning news. (Preview) On a morning talk show, a woman, covered her face, refused to give her name and made them change her voice and outted the husband and daughter of the woman who killed her two teen kids for being "mouthy". The reporter said that "in an alanon 12 step meeting, Parker Schenecker and his da...	freeagain	5	765	Feb 4, 2011 by Karilynn
	Why did I just even bother? (Preview) Honestly, what was the point of that to try and assertively point out that I feel that I am being constantly being criticised, put down and blamed....what did I get? criticised, put down and blamed....and the wall of denial then a spin back on to me and oh he's leaving my life all together tomorrow with o...	Hayes	10	1031	Feb 4, 2011 by sunflowergirl
	HP On Standby :) (Preview) I find if Funny at times the things that SLAP ya in the face... Old habits and "reactions" that ya "Think" you have conquered...lol... I know before I wouldn't have even gave silly stuff like this a 2nd thought,... But Yesterday, I was Standing in my Shop, With the Husband, Son, &...	Jozie	2	427	Feb 4, 2011 by kitty
	another question for you all... (Preview) So, I am trying to figure out how to get to a f2f meeting. Asking him to watch the kids so I can go seems too confrontational right now. I don't want to make this about him, it's about me. There is a meeting tomorrow, Friday, at 10 am in my town. I could go when the kids (3 of them) are at school. Here is my qu...	newleaf66	6	919	Feb 4, 2011 by abbyal
	It's been awhile... (Preview) Yes it has been quite awhile since I have posted on here, actually just been on here. I don't know exactly why other than I have been having an "easy" time lately and hadn't felt the need to come here. But I have also come to the conclusion that I NEED to come here anyway and read and share. I don't...	wildthang86	2	658	Feb 3, 2011 by Marshmallow
	Alcoholic brother (Preview) I think this is my first post to the board. I know I have been on here to read in the past but I don't believe I have ever posted. I am now back to learn as much as I can and to also share my experience to hopefully support someone else but also to get feedback and information from others on my situation. I am 4...	Tamiele	4	1941	Feb 3, 2011 by Tamiele
	awake after 20 years of marriage... (Preview) Hi, I am new here. I have been married for 20 years to a man I believed to be good, honest and in love with me and our children. Over the past few months I have come to realize that he is addicted to alcohol. He is not the same man anymore. I am trying to not question our past but on the bad days I think "...	newleaf66	13	1091	Feb 3, 2011 by newleaf66
	The Dam has broken... (Preview) and the secrets are spilling thru the crack. Thank you HP cause now we can talk about it as a family. He knows, they know, she knows, We know and now that we know we talk about it; and then what? HP always HP cause we are all powerless over the whole problem and only have enough power to surrender it to HP an...	Jerry F	7	866	Feb 3, 2011 by tiredtonite
	Nervous about going to a meeting. (Preview) My fiance does not know I plan on going to an al anon meeting tonight. I don't think he would take it very well. I'm not sure what to tell him where I am going. Any advice ?	Irish1	5	765	Feb 3, 2011 by Jerry F
	My Post #1000 (Preview) To All, This isn't an anniversary, or a milestone. But I'm going to take it as an opportunity to express with genuine love and emotion what all of you have meant to me and my program. I attend my two f2f meetings each week, have for four years running. But without the support, ES&H, guidance, and...	RLC	12	726	Feb 3, 2011 by wildthang86
	looking past the past--ODAT--into the future! (Preview) Life is funny sometimes! I am going to go to a place where I am unfamiliar sometimes: Recovery! I have been going at this program for a long time but finally feel a sense of recovery! I have depended on my counselor for so long I have been having trouble making my own decisions. I want to make some & othe...	Hoot Nanny	2	728	Feb 3, 2011 by kitty
	my sponsor has me second guessing myself (Preview) I have posted that have been struggling with 17.5 yr old son. For the sake of brevity I will skip many gory details, but bottom line, it came to where both his dad and I said "enough". Time to do it different. Told him he had to follow the rules or go somewhere else. The rules were to be kind,...	Loupiness	6	780	Feb 3, 2011 by Loupiness
	Belly Button:) (Preview) Well as one of the members in my home group calls it....today is my "belly button birthday":) And it was a wonderful day...many birthday wishes and calls singing "Happy Birthday", a cake from the folks at work, and a beautiful ring from the Holy Land. Really felt the love and i...	shellyj123	3	802	Feb 3, 2011 by DreamXL
	Motives and Amends (Preview) One of last night's meeting topics was "motives" and this got me to thinking about a recent conversation I had with my ex-husband. This is the same ex-husband that I divorced on August 25, 2009 and had an ex-parte (Order of Protection) on from Nov. 9, 2009 through Nov. 9, 2010. I had been wan...	Overcome	5	1050	Feb 3, 2011 by seeking1
	Really, Really Mom (Preview) Ok this is not a big deal but just another reminder....My mom calls me today and says.."you know I was thinking, since you never answer my calls, and neither does your son, you need to when I call becasue what if I was dying"... Really, really mom I say...first I answer your call when I am avail...	DreamXL	3	715	Feb 2, 2011 by Rora
	Update on Divorced & Deeply Depressed (Preview) Last evening, I had an appointment with my longtime counselor. Actually, I had not been in to see him for about 2 months, because I thought I had been doing so much better. Then came the fall. big ouch I spent the first part of the sessions whining about my ex-AH's present plight, how he is drinking and...	GailMichelle	7	974	Feb 2, 2011 by SteppingUp
	New Here, Hello (Preview) Hello, Im 41 years old and live with my alcoholic fiance. We planned to marry this fall but now since moving in with him I realize that marriage is not a good idea. I don't think I can live with a man who is drunk EVERY SINGLE DAY. It's really wearing on me. This is the first time in my life having to deal with a...	Irish1	5	627	Feb 2, 2011 by kitty
	looking at alcohol through new eyes. (Preview) At a part time job I have (I have one full time and two part time jobs), I am around people who drink alcohol. Once they get a little under their belt the whole place changes, they stand around blocking all the paths to everything, bathroom, whatever it is they are planted down on the ground like some grea...	maresie	4	829	Feb 2, 2011 by kitty
	New here (Preview) Good evening, It's time to make a change, a positive change in my life. I've been married to a great guy for over 28 years. Undoubtedly you already know my story, he's an alcoholic and has been for the entire time I've known him. He was sober for 6 years but then slowly began drinking again. It's interesti...	Sandy_K	8	919	Feb 2, 2011 by Sandy_K
	Wondering Back.... (Preview) Sooo... Last Couple days here have been the Usual Winter Ugliness, last night however we got a Small Ice storm, nothing like what they were calling for thank Goodness.. I at times catch myself going back to Old post I write and Re-Reading them to see if I have accepted "Growth" on that topic o...	Jozie	2	447	Feb 1, 2011 by Jerry F
	ARE YOU FEELING LIKE A FROG??? (Preview) I read this the other day and put myself as the frog. It answered my question of: Im a smart, loving wife, mother, friend, daughter...Why didnt I see the destruction happening in my life, living with an alcoholic until I was cook to death?? When you put a frog into a hot boiling pan of water, the frog will...	KimmyJo	7	1108	Feb 1, 2011 by Hoot Nanny
	What do I do now??? (Preview) I'm new here... Heck, I'm new to everything, as it was only yesterday that I found out my husband is an alcoholic. I know, that has to sound ridiculous, but it is what it is. I'm in a new world, a fog, not knowing what to do or where to turn and feeling very lonely. Until a year ago, he was my best friend, my...	babybear	8	882	Feb 1, 2011 by TT5
	Feeling empty (Preview) I'm not going to make it to my usual face-to-face meeting tonight because of lovely blizzard warnings in our area, so I thought I would post here. I just started going to Al-Anon. I don't have a sponsor yet. I have also started going to a therapist who specializes in counseling both the addict and the f...	Very Very Tired	4	1025	Feb 1, 2011 by abbyal
	boyfriend just finished detox, and I'm feeling myself fall into a deep depression..help!! (Preview) Well, where to begin...met Sam a year ago...I was his mom's nurse. He mostly treated me like a queen, during our dating (7months ago). There were times, however that he didn't. Blamed his not being able to get an errection on me...saying I was fat, my stomach was too big, my hair was blonde..he was attra...	kyrp	5	997	Feb 1, 2011 by sunflowergirl
	Acceptance (Preview) Was feeling pretty low, well real low. I called a dear JW sister, a wonderful older lady who was so kind to me. She is so wise. What she said fits for so many here too. She told me she would have been disappointed in me if I called and said I was happy and ok. That my spilling my heart, the pain, the loss, the feel...	Debilyn	4	731	Feb 1, 2011 by Loupiness
	It begins again (Preview) I really wish I could deposit my OH in a rehab centre but that option is unavailable to me - on the NHS (in UK), at least. I could really do with the respite if nothing else. OH is drinking again in earnest despite having been hopsitalised for 3 weeks last year during which he nearly died. At the weekend he wa...	Tattyhead	3	690	Feb 1, 2011 by abbyal
	left..but still codependent (Preview) I moved out from my AH 4 days ago. It had been a rough three years and i had been thinking of leaving everytime he went on a binge or got out of rehab and started drinking again. Then I just did it ...somehow the pieces fell into place. Found a cute place i could afford, packed and moved midst much crying and be...	alexmaui	5	782	Feb 1, 2011 by abbyal
	doubt and denial start to creep in (Preview) OK, I'm going to meetings 1-2 a week, I haven't got a sponsor yet, but have a lead. Last weekend was my older boys 15th birthday, we took him and his buddies snowboarding at bear mountain. My AW and I ski'd with my younger son on the beginner slopes. The place was really ripe for a slip up. The &q...	DadtoCandE	2	815	Jan 31, 2011 by RLC
	I'm Back? HELP (Preview) My world started really falling apart in August when my son's liver and muscles shut down. He's recovering slowly very slow and finishing court ordered recovery house, has about 3 weeks to go...I'm really scared I can't handle_______________but	okwitt	3	676	Jan 31, 2011 by okwitt
	Technical question (Preview) I heard in one meeting that AA's who are also members of alanon are NOT allowed to hold positions of service such as GR or SR... Are they allowed to hold in group positions such as treasurer, secretary etc? Is the tenets of alanon on line somewhere? I know my groups have the book, but I won't see it till tomo...	freeagain	1	648	Jan 31, 2011 by Jerry F
	I wish I knew how to swear in another language (Preview) Song of the day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BksJ99wIuCw I hate that my life has been affected by alcoholism today. Usually I am gratful for the lessons and skills I have gained from my experiences in life but today I am not ... today I hate it. I dated a man a few years ago and was not ready to date,...	Jennifer	8	754	Jan 31, 2011 by Jennifer
	Can not get into meeting (Preview) Good Morning family it is 01/31/10, and I can not get into the meeting. This is the second time this has happened where it the meeting website would not even allow me to connect. I hope you have a good meeting I will try to get in later today.	Trudystar	1	412	Jan 31, 2011 by Samsgram
	My daughter moved home (Preview) My 21 year old daughter moved home a couple of weeks ago. She lived with her father for a year and a half. My son missed her terribly and is very glad she is home. The problem is that she is out with her friends constantly. We rarely see her and our son is hurt and frustrated with the fact that she doesn't se...	clep	5	655	Jan 30, 2011 by clep
	ARE YOU A FROG???? (Preview) Ps...I dont want to be a frog anymore....LOL -- Edited by KimmyJo on Sunday 30th of January 2011 08:55:01 PM	KimmyJo	1	1176	Jan 30, 2011 by glad lee
	Proud of myself today! (Preview) So, today I was cleaning out the pool and the filters despite the freezing cold water. I found a beer bottle label in the main filter and pulled it out. In the past, I would have accused AH of drinking this fancy Russian beer knowing full well that he would blame a neighbor for their trash blowing into ou...	ilovedogs	6	686	Jan 30, 2011 by ilovedogs
	trying to follow through and it always blows up in my face (Preview) I think Al-Anon encourages us to detach. In this detaching, we aren't expected to totally pretend nothing bad has happened, right? We are encouraged to state our feelings without pointing fingers or judging. Is this correct? Maybe there should be some fine print about the fact it could blow up in you...	looking_for_peace	5	1104	Jan 30, 2011 by Aloha
	How do you find happy? (Preview) I am hoping someday I get blessed with that again. Again I am very grateful for all I have. Its not that. I've forgotten what happiness feels like. Hate admitting that. Though I put my first months rent down today. (c: So we will be here awhile. I can take my time. Clean up as much as I can here before I let go...	Debilyn	10	679	Jan 30, 2011 by Debilyn
	Detachment with love (Preview) I have cut myself off from my 30 year old son. I pray for the surrender he needs to get well. But struggle with the guilt of my decision to cut ties. I wish God would have me know that I am doing the right thing. Is it my ego that makes me think that others are judging the choice I made? Am just looking for affrima...	Laura Baker	3	1560	Jan 30, 2011 by abbyal
	Just venting is all (Preview) I think I've had enough. Enough of the lies, the cheating, the excuses. I'm tired of tiptoeing around him and having to tell the kids to tiptoe as well. It's sad that they know that Dads been drinking, just by his demeanor these days.. My one son asked me one day last week... "how much has he had so far...	Evian	4	849	Jan 30, 2011 by Debilyn
	Another family member made the choice (Preview) My aunt killed herself last Thursday in the bathtub where my sister tried to drown herself in alchohol for hours at a time. I'm feeling very tired and have become run down this past week holding in all my emotions in the presence of my family. I've gone into dark spiritual space a couple of times, this is t...	quietearth	7	946	Jan 30, 2011 by Debilyn
	Really strong response to alcohol in a Dear Abby column today (Preview) http://tinyurl.com/5skujvb I was reading today's Dear Abby online with interest. The column received a lot of backlash from the community in regards to advice that had been given regarding it being okay to give alcohol as a gift. There were a lot of interesting responses, obviously from many peopl...	Aloha	7	2396	Jan 29, 2011 by freeagain
	Why Is there a difference ???? (Preview) Just a question, maybe its more of a thought?? Pretty much all A are alike. Their patterns, behaviors are very similar. * Thats why we have so much in common, right? So does the same rule apply to A that are in recovery, sober? *I have been researching alot about behaviors, success stories...	KimmyJo	7	762	Jan 29, 2011 by abbyal
	need o vent sorry (Preview) I have been doing some self estem work on myself and it appears that my internal mind talk tells me I am not important and puts lots of demands on me. E>G I should be strong, fix things, put others first, I AM NOT IMPORTANT. I never slept last night realising the unmeetable demands I have placed on me I a...	Tracy	4	650	Jan 29, 2011 by f2fmember
	Generational Alcoholism (Preview) Aloha All...I haven't back checked on a phone call my Eldest Son and I were having in which he said that his cousin, the eldest son of my younger brother was coming for a visit...Actually was running from the trashing his alcoholism was doing to his family. My son and I talked about what it use to be like,...	Jerry F	6	950	Jan 29, 2011 by glad lee
	New to this site...needs suggestions/advice (Preview) Hello everyone...I am new to this site, I guess out of desperation. I have a father who is an Alcoholic. We was clean for 16 years, that was between my college years up to my mid 30s. He started drinking again about 5 years ago..Its been just awful. I also live many states away, so its hard to keep tabs on hi...	reqforpeace	9	791	Jan 29, 2011 by pamela0926
	Think I have made some progress (Preview) Just wanted to share a bit. I am no longer irritated by my bf's smoking anymore. He doesn't do it around me and I hardly ever think about what he is doing while he is home all stressed out. He can do what he needs to. He doesn't do it here. I am very fortunate that I do not live with this man. I highly doubt I...	member922	4	622	Jan 29, 2011 by member922
	Sober but DISRESPECTFUL and ABUSIVE! (Preview) My son is 27 yrs. old and he went to rehab from 4/10 - 6/10 and then moved into my house so he could get back on his feet. I thought to myself, this is it, he is going to finally get his life back on track! And he started out going to AA meetings for the first month. He got a part time. He was living at my house for...	roxygirl	6	951	Jan 29, 2011 by Karilynn
	Feeling like a failure (Preview) I haven't posted for awhile. My A did a week in detox and decided he was getting out. I made perhaps the colossal mistake of letting him come home. He said he was going to leave treatment regardless, that he had done treatment, that he just needed to detox, etc etc. Plus- I was scared about doing it on my own...	babygirl71	7	772	Jan 29, 2011 by abbyal
	HP is guiding (Preview) My A decided a while back to go into his old profession that does not mix well with his disease or with another shortcoming is concerned that is a huge factor in our relationship. I was deeply upset at his choice. The job he has now is for a wonderful family man that has strong values. He has lots of flex...	clep	2	520	Jan 28, 2011 by RLC
	Just stuff (Preview) Woke up with a bad stomach, weak. But becuz of Al Anon I think ok this is how it is. Didn't try to figure out why, or fight it. I just did not feel good. So I took tiny steps. Cleaned all the drawers in the kitchen out, some cubboards too. Took all the pics down and stuff off my walls and shelves packed'em.tosse...	Debilyn	8	667	Jan 28, 2011 by DreamXL
	Brand new (Preview) Hello. I am brand new to this site, and to Al-Anon. I have attended two meetings (two Monday nights in a row), and am already feeling more hopeful. I know I have a long road ahead of me. My spirit is pretty bruised these days. I am hoping to find a place in addition to my meetings. Everyone was so nice a...	Finding Courage	4	653	Jan 28, 2011 by SteppingUp
	Newby (Preview) Hi, I am new to this posting and found it by accident. I have been sporadic with Al-Anon meetings, had a sponsor who didn't follow up, so I used it as an excuse to give up last time. I found myself with another alcoholic...REALLY?? Ugh. I am open to any encouraging words and suggestions to keep me on tr...	bakoshelly	4	638	Jan 27, 2011 by abbyal
	Family Conference.... (Preview) I was stumbling through some old files the other day, and found my "list" that I prepared for my 'family conference' that I had with my ex-AW at her treatment center. I was asked to speak to my wife (at the time) and her counselor, and tell my wife exactly how her drinking had affected myself a...	canadianguy	13	1145	Jan 27, 2011 by SteppingUp
	Have fun, replace instead of eliminate and keep the focus on me. (Preview) This morning I felt compelled to read all of my daily readers before starting my day in full. I have a copy of ODAT at home, Courage to Change in my car, and Hope for Today in my desk. I needed everything I read out of each reader. I was exaggeratedly cranky yesterday afternoon. I have a huge project looming...	Aloha	3	783	Jan 27, 2011 by kitty
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