Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

whittibo · whittibo

I just found your site last night and have been reading some posts. I have shared my problems with friends on another board (pet board) and the advice was to go to Al-Anon. It's not feasible in my life to attend meetings. I am not good in groups, I don't want to go, and don't have the tim...

canadianguy · canadianguy

Hi group.... I get nervous, really nervous, when I see so many posts about alternative ways for people to gain sobriety... Yes, there are other ways, and yes, there are small percentages of people who are living testaments to those other ways.... Here is something I cut and paste...

doxie · doxie

I woke up EARLY this morning and couldn't get this stuff outta my head, so here I am! Let me start by saying that I need to get this down, I know this is a safe place. So I choose to do it here. These are my opinions only and this is what is working in my life. Doxie's therapy 101 to herself I guess.

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daisygrl4 · daisygrl4

Hi all. I have been trying to log onto the online chats but for some reason it won't work for me. So I figured I would try this. I have been with my boyfriend (an A) for 5 1/2 years now. We met at college and He has drank all of our relationship. I don't know really where to start. My A is very mean when he drinks. H...

maresie2 · maresie2

On the weekend the A crashed my truck again. The whole side is all dented. He has no remorse nothing. He is like a psychopath. All he can say is "Me Me Me Me and some more me's". I know I can no longer live this life of his crazy chaos, lies and psychoapathism. I have been working on plan B for...

DoN4me · DoN4me

I woke up this morning almost relieved and refreshed. Start of day two living my life for my HP and me!

I realized some more about myself. I know I love myself enough now. So I have started making future plans for myself personal goals that I want to ...

shadow1 · shadow1

I just wanted to clairfy something. We seem to have 2 shadow's now. I have been getting alot of private messages in chat room, on the message board and email asking me, if the other shadow's posts are mine. They are not. Shadow1 on the message bo...

lmt123 · lmt123

I don't know which Alanon tool I used last nite, but I'm sure I used one, LOL! My 18 year old daughter (eaten up by anger towards her dad, my ex) did her usual nightly routine last nite. Bear with me now...

We live in this old house that we are remodeling, and the upstairs is se...

bluebjade · bluebjade

Hello All, first of all I want to say that finding MIP, is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. All of the post, have brought to light, so many things that I have been sweeping under the rug for so long now. Yesterday, my A, who for once was not drinking, so I took this opportuni...

marmare · marmare

Wow, how quickly we can slip back into our old ways...it happens in a matter of seconds. I then question why am I doing this.....I am sure with all the focus on my mother and caring for her in her final days I haven't worked my program. I am finding myself an emotional mess and listening to my A...

serendipity · serendipity

the only thing i'm not is hungry. not in the food sense anyway. almost all my life i have had a sleep disorder. the only times i haven't have been when i was content in a relationship or feeling secure in my grandparents home. so more often than not i just can't sleep. i have tried it all. massage worked but m...

Patches · Patches

I have to go home tonight to visit my mom, bro and A-dad. It was my b-day on Sunday and my bro is having surgery today, so I really have to go. I never know what to expect when I go home and I get physically ill before I go home. I guess my A-dad is on anti-depresents now, which is good, but I h...

hersh · hersh

Hi everyone: Well, I slipped big time. I was feeling so sure of myself and calm and everything seemed to be okay. AH called around 9:30, said he would be home soon. I have learned not to expect much, so I didn't really. I fell asleep. I wake up and look outside, worried...

gardengal · gardengal

I find myself daily worrying about things I have no control over. I find myself time to time dwelling in the past with feelings of guilt. Guilt for what? Guilt because I didnt do everything I could, or the I should have's , when the A was still here. Or guilt for things I did when the A was here?. My reactions...

Mike5056 · Mike5056

Hi all Thought I have bent your collective ears so much the last couple of weeks with my "woe is me" attitude that I would post a more upbeat message to the forums. It has been a good week. To put it in context, ten years ago I would have said that it has been a pretty nondescript week. Today though that is...

debilyn · debilyn

I woke this morn. thinking that I had done enough. Then I had an email from a great alanon sis, TT who basically thru me a rope to grab as I was falling into the pit. I have done all the footwork I am willing to do. The rest is out of my hands. I feel ok about if he is found, they know to contact me. If he is ok,...

CoffeeBean3 · CoffeeBean3

Hello, All........ I am very much confused by myself today; hoping you guys could help me decipher my feelings a bit. This weekend has completely thrown me into a tailspin. My A has been active for at least eight years. In the last two years, I slowly began to notice that I wasn't feeli...

Valhalla · Valhalla

Let judging, criticizing, trying to figure out, manipulating events, 'circling the wagons' with my fellow alanons in the face of my own selfish desires of what I want for my alcoholic? Looking at other alcoholics who are not even a direct portion of my life and allowing them to rent space in my head a...

twinmom2 · twinmom2

(((Everyone))) It has been a while since I have posted anything. Just working my program and staying extremely busy with work and family. Things were sailing along just fine with my A until Friday night. He went out to a bar with some friends to listen to a band and when he came hom...

allygirl · allygirl

I have trouble opening up with people. I have a sponsor who I talk to on a regular basis, as well as good friends and even family.

But I just don't know how to talk about how I'm doing. I always end up talking about superficial things, or what my husband is doing or how my kids are....

dwell · dwell

My A husband recently decided to quit drinking and go to AA meetings. He went to a doctor and got Lirium to help him. He started taking that on Friday night (last drink was Thursday night), and has been to two AA meetings a day since. I was so happy that he'd come to this decision by himself (he ran int...

lovescoping · lovescoping

Hi, Does this sound familar to anyone? It seems to be a pattern that I have seen since my AH started drinking again. So many times I am the one he is mad at the next day. He gives me the cold shoulder because I might have said something about his drinking that offended him. Well...

hmrnrnmm · hmrnrnmm

So we lost power last nite till around 6am. I could not sleep & was burning up. It was in the 80's here. I opened a window & it did not help not a breeze one. My A slept like a snoring baby. I took my new sleep pills & I think it has the opposite effect on me. I could not shut my bra...

debilyn · debilyn

Ok here is the next step in my footwork. If my A is not found, and I am well enough, I am packing up my horse, Chief, and we are heading to town. Actually I will have someone trailor him over there. We are going to hit the streets and cause attention so maybe people will really take me seriou...

daisygrl4 · daisygrl4

HI all. I wrote my first post yesterday and I REALLY appreciate the responses. I can't believe how much a few responses helps and gets me thinking. My question tonight is what are face to face meetings like? For some reason I am so nervous about attending one. Can I get...

Shadow · Shadow

Last night my A who started as a drug addict and to overcome that he started drinking, you know you can’t break a habit you only replace it with another one. He chose A. My A went to the gym and worked out for 3 hours than came home. When I got home from work we got into an argument and he than prece...

Anita · Anita

Hi folks, I haven't posted for a long time but I thought I'd update you all. I was having issues with my husband's drinking a couple of months ago and gave him an ultimatum...alcohol or me. Happily, he chose me. We did a lot of talking and it turns out that somehow he'd gotten into th...

meglet · meglet

Hi everyone. I've spent the last few hours lurking and reading. I think I've found a wonderful place. I have an a boyfriend. He's been in AA and sober for nearly 5 months. I'm so very proud of him. The issue that we're both dealing with is that we thought him getting so...

cyan23 · cyan23

I am new here - although I have been in need of this place for so very long. I really never understood that I also had a problem. I lived with an abusive alcoholic for 12 years, but I was strong enough to not deal with it. I avoided the heart of the issue so many times - deciding that...

annmarie · annmarie

He's draining the life out of me. Constant fault finding and criticism......says he doesn't want to argue! He wants to tell me all my faults at great length...and then for me to apologise...and realise how wrong I am...and then I won't be causing all these arguments!!!! He just won't leave me a...

Tiger2006 · Tiger2006

I want to thank all of you for your prayers, thoughts, and fantastic suggestions. I've called in some scripts to the pharmacy, and I see my councelor today. I also have my home group BBQ. *Is Very Excited!

* Dad called Mom this morning to tat...

MSKM301 · MSKM301

I can't believe I'm doing, what I'm doing...I promised myself I would take it differently this time. I kept telling myself over and over again tonight.'remember the three c's". I prayed, but I keep calling his cell phone. Of course he's not answering it. I now also think there is serious gambling invo...

Tiger2006 · Tiger2006

I really need to be in class right now, but I also know that if I don't tell SOMEONE what's going on, I'm gonna lose it in class. I mean, I'm at the point where I want to yell at each driver in the road to take the road test again, obviously you don't know how to drive; I want to tell the lady in the neighboring cub...

Christy · Christy

HI ((friends))) I've been so blessed lately and I'm so grateful. Things, odd things just keep happening, although they are becoming more normal then odd. Well, I guess they aren't odd if you have faith.. Among the many blessings this family has recieved lately (big huge ones) in sequence...

beachbaby · beachbaby

Hey Everyone, I will get right to the point, my ex bf went to rehab 4 months ago, spent 30 days in rehab and has been very active in AA since. Ok, so, he doesnt contact me once he gets back from rehab, his sponsor says its best we stay away from each other, work our own program, I agree. He lived with...

GoingCrazyinNC · GoingCrazyinNC

Okay let me get started....I grew up in an alcoholic family. My dad drank and so did both of my brothers. My brothers are now deceased (died in drunk driving accidents) and I am now the only child. I feel a lot of pressure from that! I feel a lot of guilt when I can't always...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

When People have pet peeves, you'd be surprised how many times they pet them.

chris52 · chris52

Hello lovely people....... Well,as some of you know,I returned to the UK to await the birth of my first Grandbaby who was expected to make an appearance on the 15th July. It's been a long wait but in the wee small hours of Saturday morning,I heard my daughter in law shuffling around and knew that l...

DoN4me · DoN4me

This weekened the girls got me out of the house again. They kept calling until I went out with them. At first it frustrated me. But then after I got out I realized that it is just what I needed. I took sometime after going out with them to think about things. I am a people watcher always have been. I love to see...

debilyn · debilyn

I am afraid I am heading for pnemonia. I called my son to get me to the hospital. I am ok, not life threatening at this point. Though it feels like it. I filed a missing person report with the deputy sheriff, and now I am waiting for the police to call me. I hope to God he is not dead. There would be no way f...

debilyn · debilyn

Hello nmike, I thought about what you said. Not sure as my head and lungs are all clogged up. ug I have given it to hp big time. If I hadn't I would be curled up in a ball in a corner. really would. What I am doing is the footwork, hp will give the outcome. My friend who married us, neat older man is a judge. He...

debilyn · debilyn

I have not been on much, been sick and sicker and sickest... ON meds but they are making me even sickierest. Plus my mother in law is dieing. I went to see her and she says, "what are you doing here?" nice eh? dieing a B, how horrible. I told her I did not care if she was mad at me or not, I car...

sparkette · sparkette

After my meditation and conversation with my soul today it finally clicked with me that the difference between hope and faith is momentum. A friend shared in a meeting the other day that faith is an activity. That really struck me this morning as I was aligning my heart with...

marmare · marmare

My mind is forever busy, with all the emotional stuff from losing mom and wondering why I don't miss seeing my A. Once again however he has hurt my feelings and I wonder if I even love him anymore. He told me Wednesday that he would be with me today, maybe we would go get something to eat or go ou...

Christy · Christy

Hello ((friends)) Hubby has made it to the 6 month mark! ((gotta love him)) I'm so proud of him :) He's in Alaska working and today sent son and I tickets to come for a visit. He's taken care of everything, which is a complete turn around. He found and chose the flights, paid for them and did all arr...

Becky1 · Becky1

Since January 1, when I became a part of this Alanon community, I have slowly progressed from a mass of nerves, my heart was broken and bleeding. I wanted to die. I wanted to hurt myself. My A and I had been thru so much, including violence in our home, the law was involved. My A w...

Diva · Diva

I wish I could take credit for the following quote; alas, I cannot. Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald writes in his column this morning; "An excess of alcohol does not change a personality so much as magnify it. Booze makes you more of what you already are, brings to the fore demons ordinarily kept u...

serendipity · serendipity

i am so scared to feel sad.i can do anger really well. i can do happy. but as soon as i start to think that i might be feeling sad i do anything to not feel it. shop, pick a fight, be a bit**, whatever to not feel sad. and it is difficult right now because my dad died and my marriage ended and i've lost my home that m...

unsure24 · unsure24

I fought with my husband today over his drinking and problems we are having with our marriage. I finally told him that I didnt feel like I could handle watching him drink his life away and that I no longer felt like we were a couple. Our marriage has been going steadily downhill. Firs...

FirstTimeAround · FirstTimeAround

Hello... I was searching the net when I stumbled upon your board, it really seems like a great group, very helpful, etc...and now I'm hoping you can help me. For the last couple of years I have been involved with a man. Yes, I knew he drank, yes on occassion to excess (okay, lots of occassi...

bluebjade · bluebjade

I am new to this recovery thing. I want to feel happiness in my life, but to be honest, I don't know how or where to start. Doing things for myself is very hard. I have been doing for everyone else for so long that it has become a habit. I like to keep as much peace as possible, and it really both...

pennylove · pennylove

I worked last night from 2pm to 12am. the entire time I was at work I watched this man go through one of the worst days of his like at my store. His car broke down his friends were on there way to get him when they got into a car accident leaving 2 people dead and 2 people hospitalized in critical care. Hi...

marmare · marmare

Hi to everyone...thanks so much for the PM's that I have received during this hard time. I don't think I would have gotten through all (so far) had it not been for the skills I have learned though counseling and Al-anon.....I left my job June 10th and am still at mom's house. Since I am the ho...

hmrnrnmm · hmrnrnmm

I wrote more details of my vacation on my post " blessed ye who expects nothing for ye shall never be disappointed" It did not go as I expected but I had fun anyway. I am letting go of my friend I had know since 1977 & her son & daughter. I will always feel they are a part o...

Karilynn · Karilynn

(((((((((((((Family)))))))))), We often talk about "filling the void" when our A's are active. We are told to work on our recovery, be extra good to ourselves, find a new hobby, etc. So it now begs the question what do you do when your A is in recovery? The first year is the most diffic...

moonstorm · moonstorm

Boyfriend of 6+ years on yet another bender for 10 days now. On the phone this afternoon he told me he can't try to be sober anymore; that he has to drink and will probably die with a beer in his hand. He said that beer makes him happier than I have made him in a long time. Wow. Huge state...

serendipity · serendipity

had a conversation with my ex this morning. he didn't call yesterday so i assumed he was "out there". he was. he was still sounding drunk when i was talking to him. now, i have assumed all this time he's been living with his mother that he's been using. i don't ask it's not my business. he shows up here with a...

FirstTimeAround · FirstTimeAround

Thanks for the advice and pointers everyone. I know that I'm not one who can change his addiction/disease...that is something only he can do for himself. (I have a brother who is a recovering alcoholic/drug addict, so I've somewhat been down this road before.) I do believe that w...

hersh · hersh

Hi everyone: Does anyone have any experience with getting behind on bills because of As? I'm sure someone does. This is the situation. AH is working part-time, odd jobs (he decided he didn't want to print anymore - his career for 25 years or more - and has taken odd jobs here and...

mimi · mimi

Hi, I am finally beginning to see that my husband is an alcoholic. His problem started very subtly and is still sometimes hard to detect. Without going into ten years of history, I'll try to give you a short run-down. We've been married 22 years; two children - ages 16 and 10....

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	New. Not sure where to start (Preview) I just found your site last night and have been reading some posts. I have shared my problems with friends on another board (pet board) and the advice was to go to Al-Anon. It's not feasible in my life to attend meetings. I am not good in groups, I don't want to go, and don't have the tim...	whittibo	11	493	Aug 9, 2006 by drucilla06
	Is AA the "only" way to sobriety? (Preview) Hi group.... I get nervous, really nervous, when I see so many posts about alternative ways for people to gain sobriety... Yes, there are other ways, and yes, there are small percentages of people who are living testaments to those other ways.... Here is something I cut and paste...	canadianguy	12	4339	Aug 9, 2006 by Jill
	I'm tired of being the victim, I want a life (Preview) I woke up EARLY this morning and couldn't get this stuff outta my head, so here I am! Let me start by saying that I need to get this down, I know this is a safe place. So I choose to do it here. These are my opinions only and this is what is working in my life. Doxie's therapy 101 to herself I guess. ...	doxie	9	539	Aug 9, 2006 by maresie2
	new and fed up (Preview) Hi all. I have been trying to log onto the online chats but for some reason it won't work for me. So I figured I would try this. I have been with my boyfriend (an A) for 5 1/2 years now. We met at college and He has drank all of our relationship. I don't know really where to start. My A is very mean when he drinks. H...	daisygrl4	14	477	Aug 9, 2006 by Katastrophe
	the A crashed my truck again ! (Preview) On the weekend the A crashed my truck again. The whole side is all dented. He has no remorse nothing. He is like a psychopath. All he can say is "Me Me Me Me and some more me's". I know I can no longer live this life of his crazy chaos, lies and psychoapathism. I have been working on plan B for...	maresie2	6	356	Aug 9, 2006 by maresie2
	New Beginning - ODAT (Preview) I woke up this morning almost relieved and refreshed. Start of day two living my life for my HP and me! I realized some more about myself. I know I love myself enough now. So I have started making future plans for myself personal goals that I want to ...	DoN4me	2	327	Aug 9, 2006 by MsgBo
	Just to clairfy things (Preview) I just wanted to clairfy something. We seem to have 2 shadow's now. I have been getting alot of private messages in chat room, on the message board and email asking me, if the other shadow's posts are mine. They are not. Shadow1 on the message bo...	shadow1	2	361	Aug 9, 2006 by Dolphin123
	I think I used my Alanon tools last nite...(kinda long) (Preview) I don't know which Alanon tool I used last nite, but I'm sure I used one, LOL! My 18 year old daughter (eaten up by anger towards her dad, my ex) did her usual nightly routine last nite. Bear with me now... We live in this old house that we are remodeling, and the upstairs is se...	lmt123	4	325	Aug 9, 2006 by lmt123
	Did I take a step? (Preview) Hello All, first of all I want to say that finding MIP, is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. All of the post, have brought to light, so many things that I have been sweeping under the rug for so long now. Yesterday, my A, who for once was not drinking, so I took this opportuni...	bluebjade	12	714	Aug 9, 2006 by RichardA
	So many excuses (Preview) Wow, how quickly we can slip back into our old ways...it happens in a matter of seconds. I then question why am I doing this.....I am sure with all the focus on my mother and caring for her in her final days I haven't worked my program. I am finding myself an emotional mess and listening to my A...	marmare	7	624	Aug 9, 2006 by Dolphin123
	H.A.L.T. (Preview) the only thing i'm not is hungry. not in the food sense anyway. almost all my life i have had a sleep disorder. the only times i haven't have been when i was content in a relationship or feeling secure in my grandparents home. so more often than not i just can't sleep. i have tried it all. massage worked but m...	serendipity	2	290	Aug 9, 2006 by Dolphin123
	Scared to go home tonight (Preview) I have to go home tonight to visit my mom, bro and A-dad. It was my b-day on Sunday and my bro is having surgery today, so I really have to go. I never know what to expect when I go home and I get physically ill before I go home. I guess my A-dad is on anti-depresents now, which is good, but I h...	Patches	3	381	Aug 9, 2006 by drucilla06
	Big Slip.... (Preview) Hi everyone: Well, I slipped big time. I was feeling so sure of myself and calm and everything seemed to be okay. AH called around 9:30, said he would be home soon. I have learned not to expect much, so I didn't really. I fell asleep. I wake up and look outside, worried...	hersh	9	448	Aug 9, 2006 by drucilla06
	Are you living just for today? Or are you living in the past worrying about the future? (Preview) I find myself daily worrying about things I have no control over. I find myself time to time dwelling in the past with feelings of guilt. Guilt for what? Guilt because I didnt do everything I could, or the I should have's , when the A was still here. Or guilt for things I did when the A was here?. My reactions...	gardengal	6	394	Aug 9, 2006 by Karilynn
	A good week (Preview) Hi all Thought I have bent your collective ears so much the last couple of weeks with my "woe is me" attitude that I would post a more upbeat message to the forums. It has been a good week. To put it in context, ten years ago I would have said that it has been a pretty nondescript week. Today though that is...	Mike5056	8	478	Aug 9, 2006 by Mike5056
	short thoughts (Preview) I woke this morn. thinking that I had done enough. Then I had an email from a great alanon sis, TT who basically thru me a rope to grab as I was falling into the pit. I have done all the footwork I am willing to do. The rest is out of my hands. I feel ok about if he is found, they know to contact me. If he is ok,...	debilyn	5	384	Aug 8, 2006 by Jeannie
	What Does This Mean? (Preview) Hello, All........ I am very much confused by myself today; hoping you guys could help me decipher my feelings a bit. This weekend has completely thrown me into a tailspin. My A has been active for at least eight years. In the last two years, I slowly began to notice that I wasn't feeli...	CoffeeBean3	7	580	Aug 8, 2006 by CoffeeBean3
	Let WHAT begin with me????? (Preview) Let judging, criticizing, trying to figure out, manipulating events, 'circling the wagons' with my fellow alanons in the face of my own selfish desires of what I want for my alcoholic? Looking at other alcoholics who are not even a direct portion of my life and allowing them to rent space in my head a...	Valhalla	5	491	Aug 8, 2006 by Valhalla
	My A has relapsed...I'm sad and scared (Preview) (((Everyone))) It has been a while since I have posted anything. Just working my program and staying extremely busy with work and family. Things were sailing along just fine with my A until Friday night. He went out to a bar with some friends to listen to a band and when he came hom...	twinmom2	6	435	Aug 8, 2006 by canadianguy
	How to open up? (Preview) I have trouble opening up with people. I have a sponsor who I talk to on a regular basis, as well as good friends and even family. But I just don't know how to talk about how I'm doing. I always end up talking about superficial things, or what my husband is doing or how my kids are....	allygirl	4	436	Aug 8, 2006 by canadianguy
	He's just quit - I should be happy - what's wrong with me? (Preview) My A husband recently decided to quit drinking and go to AA meetings. He went to a doctor and got Lirium to help him. He started taking that on Friday night (last drink was Thursday night), and has been to two AA meetings a day since. I was so happy that he'd come to this decision by himself (he ran int...	dwell	10	492	Aug 8, 2006 by Jerry F
	He's the one that drank, but I'm the one he's mad at??? (Preview) Hi, Does this sound familar to anyone? It seems to be a pattern that I have seen since my AH started drinking again. So many times I am the one he is mad at the next day. He gives me the cold shoulder because I might have said something about his drinking that offended him. Well...	lovescoping	5	433	Aug 8, 2006 by maresie2
	So anyway more on my soap opera of a life (long & somewhat boring) (Preview) So we lost power last nite till around 6am. I could not sleep & was burning up. It was in the 80's here. I opened a window & it did not help not a breeze one. My A slept like a snoring baby. I took my new sleep pills & I think it has the opposite effect on me. I could not shut my bra...	hmrnrnmm	4	443	Aug 8, 2006 by maresie2
	Your eccentric alanon sister (Preview) Ok here is the next step in my footwork. If my A is not found, and I am well enough, I am packing up my horse, Chief, and we are heading to town. Actually I will have someone trailor him over there. We are going to hit the streets and cause attention so maybe people will really take me seriou...	debilyn	6	475	Aug 8, 2006 by Jerry F
	face to face meetings??? (Preview) HI all. I wrote my first post yesterday and I REALLY appreciate the responses. I can't believe how much a few responses helps and gets me thinking. My question tonight is what are face to face meetings like? For some reason I am so nervous about attending one. Can I get...	daisygrl4	8	524	Aug 8, 2006 by Tiger2006
	Disgusted and venting (Preview) Last night my A who started as a drug addict and to overcome that he started drinking, you know you can’t break a habit you only replace it with another one. He chose A. My A went to the gym and worked out for 3 hours than came home. When I got home from work we got into an argument and he than prece...	Shadow	8	396	Aug 8, 2006 by shadow1
	Update (Preview) Hi folks, I haven't posted for a long time but I thought I'd update you all. I was having issues with my husband's drinking a couple of months ago and gave him an ultimatum...alcohol or me. Happily, he chose me. We did a lot of talking and it turns out that somehow he'd gotten into th...	Anita	3	298	Aug 8, 2006 by hersh
	New here - Does the selfishness get better? (Preview) Hi everyone. I've spent the last few hours lurking and reading. I think I've found a wonderful place. I have an a boyfriend. He's been in AA and sober for nearly 5 months. I'm so very proud of him. The issue that we're both dealing with is that we thought him getting so...	meglet	9	421	Aug 8, 2006 by nycbt
	So - I am in recovery - who knew (Preview) I am new here - although I have been in need of this place for so very long. I really never understood that I also had a problem. I lived with an abusive alcoholic for 12 years, but I was strong enough to not deal with it. I avoided the heart of the issue so many times - deciding that...	cyan23	5	422	Aug 8, 2006 by canadianguy
	drained (Preview) He's draining the life out of me. Constant fault finding and criticism......says he doesn't want to argue! He wants to tell me all my faults at great length...and then for me to apologise...and realise how wrong I am...and then I won't be causing all these arguments!!!! He just won't leave me a...	annmarie	6	361	Aug 8, 2006 by Rita G
	Today is a much better day (Preview) I want to thank all of you for your prayers, thoughts, and fantastic suggestions. I've called in some scripts to the pharmacy, and I see my councelor today. I also have my home group BBQ. Is Very Excited! Dad called Mom this morning to tat...	Tiger2006	2	375	Aug 8, 2006 by rtexas
	I'm crazed!!! (Preview) I can't believe I'm doing, what I'm doing...I promised myself I would take it differently this time. I kept telling myself over and over again tonight.'remember the three c's". I prayed, but I keep calling his cell phone. Of course he's not answering it. I now also think there is serious gambling invo...	MSKM301	4	335	Aug 8, 2006 by beachbaby
	Have no idea for a good title but need y'all anyway (Preview) I really need to be in class right now, but I also know that if I don't tell SOMEONE what's going on, I'm gonna lose it in class. I mean, I'm at the point where I want to yell at each driver in the road to take the road test again, obviously you don't know how to drive; I want to tell the lady in the neighboring cub...	Tiger2006	6	353	Aug 7, 2006 by doxie
	HP comes thru again :) (Preview) HI ((friends))) I've been so blessed lately and I'm so grateful. Things, odd things just keep happening, although they are becoming more normal then odd. Well, I guess they aren't odd if you have faith.. Among the many blessings this family has recieved lately (big huge ones) in sequence...	Christy	4	414	Aug 7, 2006 by doxie
	Mtg w/ExABF tonight (Preview) Hey Everyone, I will get right to the point, my ex bf went to rehab 4 months ago, spent 30 days in rehab and has been very active in AA since. Ok, so, he doesnt contact me once he gets back from rehab, his sponsor says its best we stay away from each other, work our own program, I agree. He lived with...	beachbaby	2	286	Aug 7, 2006 by serendipity
	Looking for help and advice (Preview) Okay let me get started....I grew up in an alcoholic family. My dad drank and so did both of my brothers. My brothers are now deceased (died in drunk driving accidents) and I am now the only child. I feel a lot of pressure from that! I feel a lot of guilt when I can't always...	GoingCrazyinNC	3	347	Aug 7, 2006 by Christy
	Quote for Today (Preview) When People have pet peeves, you'd be surprised how many times they pet them.	wallsal55	1	323	Aug 7, 2006 by tea2
	YAY!!!! I'm a Granny at last!!! (Preview) Hello lovely people....... Well,as some of you know,I returned to the UK to await the birth of my first Grandbaby who was expected to make an appearance on the 15th July. It's been a long wait but in the wee small hours of Saturday morning,I heard my daughter in law shuffling around and knew that l...	chris52	12	547	Aug 7, 2006 by ollie
	Reflecting on things/venting (Preview) This weekened the girls got me out of the house again. They kept calling until I went out with them. At first it frustrated me. But then after I got out I realized that it is just what I needed. I took sometime after going out with them to think about things. I am a people watcher always have been. I love to see...	DoN4me	1	375	Aug 7, 2006 by Jerry F
	quick update (Preview) I am afraid I am heading for pnemonia. I called my son to get me to the hospital. I am ok, not life threatening at this point. Though it feels like it. I filed a missing person report with the deputy sheriff, and now I am waiting for the police to call me. I hope to God he is not dead. There would be no way f...	debilyn	7	403	Aug 7, 2006 by Becky1
	nmike n all (Preview) Hello nmike, I thought about what you said. Not sure as my head and lungs are all clogged up. ug I have given it to hp big time. If I hadn't I would be curled up in a ball in a corner. really would. What I am doing is the footwork, hp will give the outcome. My friend who married us, neat older man is a judge. He...	debilyn	5	383	Aug 7, 2006 by hersh
	Last ditch effort (Preview) I have not been on much, been sick and sicker and sickest... ON meds but they are making me even sickierest. Plus my mother in law is dieing. I went to see her and she says, "what are you doing here?" nice eh? dieing a B, how horrible. I told her I did not care if she was mad at me or not, I car...	debilyn	9	397	Aug 7, 2006 by hersh
	hope v faith (Preview) After my meditation and conversation with my soul today it finally clicked with me that the difference between hope and faith is momentum. A friend shared in a meeting the other day that faith is an activity. That really struck me this morning as I was aligning my heart with...	sparkette	3	378	Aug 7, 2006 by Karilynn
	Here I am again (Preview) My mind is forever busy, with all the emotional stuff from losing mom and wondering why I don't miss seeing my A. Once again however he has hurt my feelings and I wonder if I even love him anymore. He told me Wednesday that he would be with me today, maybe we would go get something to eat or go ou...	marmare	7	320	Aug 7, 2006 by leo
	Six Months!! Woohoo (Preview) Hello ((friends)) Hubby has made it to the 6 month mark! ((gotta love him)) I'm so proud of him :) He's in Alaska working and today sent son and I tickets to come for a visit. He's taken care of everything, which is a complete turn around. He found and chose the flights, paid for them and did all arr...	Christy	15	506	Aug 7, 2006 by leo
	Finally Taking Care of Myself (Preview) Since January 1, when I became a part of this Alanon community, I have slowly progressed from a mass of nerves, my heart was broken and bleeding. I wanted to die. I wanted to hurt myself. My A and I had been thru so much, including violence in our home, the law was involved. My A w...	Becky1	7	462	Aug 7, 2006 by waterlesschain
	Another way to look at it. (Preview) I wish I could take credit for the following quote; alas, I cannot. Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald writes in his column this morning; "An excess of alcohol does not change a personality so much as magnify it. Booze makes you more of what you already are, brings to the fore demons ordinarily kept u...	Diva	17	554	Aug 7, 2006 by Becky1
	scared to be sad (Preview) i am so scared to feel sad.i can do anger really well. i can do happy. but as soon as i start to think that i might be feeling sad i do anything to not feel it. shop, pick a fight, be a bit**, whatever to not feel sad. and it is difficult right now because my dad died and my marriage ended and i've lost my home that m...	serendipity	3	370	Aug 7, 2006 by Idealsummerluv
	kaliedoscope of feelings (Preview) I fought with my husband today over his drinking and problems we are having with our marriage. I finally told him that I didnt feel like I could handle watching him drink his life away and that I no longer felt like we were a couple. Our marriage has been going steadily downhill. Firs...	unsure24	3	386	Aug 7, 2006 by Idealsummerluv
	Newbie...looking for Advice/Guidance... (Preview) Hello... I was searching the net when I stumbled upon your board, it really seems like a great group, very helpful, etc...and now I'm hoping you can help me. For the last couple of years I have been involved with a man. Yes, I knew he drank, yes on occassion to excess (okay, lots of occassi...	FirstTimeAround	6	384	Aug 7, 2006 by waterlesschain
	Need a starting point (Preview) I am new to this recovery thing. I want to feel happiness in my life, but to be honest, I don't know how or where to start. Doing things for myself is very hard. I have been doing for everyone else for so long that it has become a habit. I like to keep as much peace as possible, and it really both...	bluebjade	6	441	Aug 7, 2006 by Idealsummerluv
	Don't know what to do (Preview) I worked last night from 2pm to 12am. the entire time I was at work I watched this man go through one of the worst days of his like at my store. His car broke down his friends were on there way to get him when they got into a car accident leaving 2 people dead and 2 people hospitalized in critical care. Hi...	pennylove	10	497	Aug 7, 2006 by Idealsummerluv
	Just a short note.... (Preview) Hi to everyone...thanks so much for the PM's that I have received during this hard time. I don't think I would have gotten through all (so far) had it not been for the skills I have learned though counseling and Al-anon.....I left my job June 10th and am still at mom's house. Since I am the ho...	marmare	6	359	Aug 7, 2006 by Idealsummerluv
	My vacation & my cousin (Preview) I wrote more details of my vacation on my post " blessed ye who expects nothing for ye shall never be disappointed" It did not go as I expected but I had fun anyway. I am letting go of my friend I had know since 1977 & her son & daughter. I will always feel they are a part o...	hmrnrnmm	0	405	Aug 6, 2006 by hmrnrnmm
	Filling the void (Preview) (((((((((((((Family)))))))))), We often talk about "filling the void" when our A's are active. We are told to work on our recovery, be extra good to ourselves, find a new hobby, etc. So it now begs the question what do you do when your A is in recovery? The first year is the most diffic...	Karilynn	3	395	Aug 6, 2006 by nmike
	He chose the beer (Preview) Boyfriend of 6+ years on yet another bender for 10 days now. On the phone this afternoon he told me he can't try to be sober anymore; that he has to drink and will probably die with a beer in his hand. He said that beer makes him happier than I have made him in a long time. Wow. Huge state...	moonstorm	8	544	Aug 6, 2006 by moonstorm
	sad (Preview) had a conversation with my ex this morning. he didn't call yesterday so i assumed he was "out there". he was. he was still sounding drunk when i was talking to him. now, i have assumed all this time he's been living with his mother that he's been using. i don't ask it's not my business. he shows up here with a...	serendipity	2	331	Aug 6, 2006 by nmike
	Thanks.... (Preview) Thanks for the advice and pointers everyone. I know that I'm not one who can change his addiction/disease...that is something only he can do for himself. (I have a brother who is a recovering alcoholic/drug addict, so I've somewhat been down this road before.) I do believe that w...	FirstTimeAround	4	332	Aug 6, 2006 by lin0606
	House payments, etc. (Preview) Hi everyone: Does anyone have any experience with getting behind on bills because of As? I'm sure someone does. This is the situation. AH is working part-time, odd jobs (he decided he didn't want to print anymore - his career for 25 years or more - and has taken odd jobs here and...	hersh	11	558	Aug 6, 2006 by Diva
	Newbie - many questions (Preview) Hi, I am finally beginning to see that my husband is an alcoholic. His problem started very subtly and is still sometimes hard to detect. Without going into ten years of history, I'll try to give you a short run-down. We've been married 22 years; two children - ages 16 and 10....	mimi	15	675	Aug 6, 2006 by Vicky R
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