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Hopefloats · Hopefloats

I try so to let my buttons not be pushed by my Mom and older brother. I've tried simply staying away.They put me on a guilt trip and I stupidly allow it to happen. I had to take her to an MD appt. today and she just kept bringing up my brother this and that. I stayed cool as long as I could. My...

debilyn · debilyn

Nope have not heard a word. Got on med that is tearing the H out of my gut.. But today I dragged myself out and dug out the mudhole bigger. Thinking how strange I am. Out there in a gauze dress and leather flipflops slopping out the pigs waller! I did this for me. Funny, doing things for us. How what we mig...

megan · megan

Hello friends old and new I am getting a divorce from my active A. I filed August 2005 and went to court in April. Now we are coming down to the final settlement and my nerves are shot. My lawyer goes to court tomorrow and he tells me this today at 11:15 and that is when he shows me the revised s...

hersh · hersh

Hi everyone: Just had to get some things out. I am sad. The other day I was angry, now I'm just sad... A and I are not connecting, drifting further and further apart. He is working sometimes, gone "running errands" most nights. He calls me on my cel phone and doesn't leave...

mandalynn38 · mandalynn38

Just an update on what I have decided what is BEST for me. I found this site 6 months ago or so. I have been here off and on for the past few months I have sat in many meetings online and have only went to one f2f meeting. I had an A/BF and his ex wife was there at the meeting. They had been divorced for over 10 yea...

annmarie · annmarie

I've noticed that I can sometimes get quite nasty with my Aboyfriend, and this is really starting to bother me. I am not a nasty person at all, but sometimes he just won't stop bickering and finding fault....and i suppose I just get really irate. Normally, I walk away, tune out etc, but if we're on a c...

pennylove · pennylove

Hi, I have been looking all night for a al-anon meeting to attend in mississippi. I come from a very long history of drug addicts and alcholics and it was not until recently that I have discovered that I have a major problem with enabling the addicts in my life I love them very much but it's th...

John · John

Hello everyone, This is to update you on the progress of the Miracles In Progress Cook Book. It is still be put together. I am getting 365 inspirations and motivational thoughts to put with all the recipes. I am having to be very careful for copywrites. This has become a bi...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi all, I just went into a post that I posted and noticed that I had a typo typed mush instead of much

lol big difference there. I can't edit my post that option is gone, but it was there earlier because earlier today I edited a reply on another post. Does anyone else see this or not see it?:...

Kyann · Kyann

I was looking for dates of meetings and found this Regular Al-Anon Meeting - Regular meeting, not an Alateen, Newcomers, Adult Child Focus, etc. Closed Discussion (CD) - Limited to members and prospective member. These are persons who feel their lives have been or are being deeply affec...

Karilynn · Karilynn

(((((((((((((Hi roomies)))))))))))), Alot of times when we are in meetings we are reminded that certain terms such as ACOA, or taking from a book (such as More on the Language of Letting Go) is not an Alanon term, or is not conference approved liturature. What is "approved lit" or "accepted...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I received a letter today stating that I am being CONSIDERED for an accelerated nursing program that I applied for... Just one last interview, and home-free

August 19th. I have fought hard as a double-winner to grow in as many ways as I possibly can, and this would be the icing on the cake!!...

lilms · lilms

Do any of the rest of you experience this??? My other half often uses humour as a weapon. I am finding more and more that something not quite inappropriate but not appropriate either will come out of her mouth. If I mention it I hear "you just don't have a sense of humour" It is starting t...

serendipity · serendipity

i had just read and replyed to diva's post last night and thought i'd go read then sleep. but as i was turning off the tv the host and the guest were discussing the mel gibson thing and the disease. so i sat and watched the segment. the host apparently is a recovering(?) alcholic and spoke from that point of...

bluebjade · bluebjade

Hello, everyone. My AH was off work Fri. thru Mon. Of course it was a four day drunk. He spent half a day with me and the rest with his drinking buddy. It may sound weird, but I was kinda glad he was gone, because I haven't been feeling well. Him and his buddy came in about...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

"Often anger is a sign of engagement with life. People who are angered are touched deeply by the events of their lives and feel strongly about them. As an emotion, it has limitations and it certainly has very bad press, but my experience with ill people suggests that there is something healthy about it...

sandie123 · sandie123

It's been a tough week! I've done a whole lot of digging and finding things I haven't liked or enjoyed. There have been a lot of memories resurfacing, a lot of feelings, a lot of pain and a lot of awareness’s. I began my week wanting to remove the entire program from my brain, then wanted to get away from me,...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi all, I haven't been on much since Saturday. We had a packed day at church on Sunday. Monday I was putting the final touches on a going away party that I had planned for my co-worker, who is also my best friend. She and her family are moving to Michigan. I haven't posted about it because I haven't allo...

Diva · Diva

about some tenets of AlAnon. Most pointedly that we need to remember the "alcohol is speaking." Is it really a teaching of Al Anon that we should dismiss any unkind, deceitful, hateful talk the "disease" talks, blaming it on the "disease", and excusing it for that reason? I don't quite get this prem...

nmike · nmike

Hi Alanoners, I was scheduled to attend a conference in Las Vegas last week. My burdens were heavy so I figured that I needed to do something different to get different results. The Grand Canyon is close to my home (as opposed to most visitors). I took the long way around and went through the Grand Cany...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi all, Last night was a weird night. I had asked help from a funding source to help pay for part of the car repair, and that came through. They are going to pay some of it.

I also got news that they thought my car was going to be ready yesterday (Tuesday), but when they test drove it, the tranny...

maire rua · maire rua

How can I stop certain people treating me like a door mat and acting with no consideration. Today I dropped my son off at the airport, had informed people I would be late for work,yet the minute I came in the door, they descended on me with last minute requests. It really irritates me that people can const...

sparkette · sparkette

I tried something different today when I came to the board. Instead of posting first and reading your wonderful shares second… I decided to listen to y’all first and then see how that felt. What occurs to me is that I need to remember that multiple perspectives and encouragement are another way of allo...

Becky1 · Becky1

Sunday morning he had to go to work for a couple of hours. He got home, made us breakfast. I was just doing housework, and mentioned to him I'd like to paint the bedroom. He said really snappy "I don't care WHAT color you paint it" and I asked why he was being so mean, he said, well, he was...

debilyn · debilyn

Lets add sick to that. It hit me today, now i know what is making me not bounce back. I am sick. My tooth has hurt for weeks now. Have no dental insurance as medicare is all. So I have a tooth infection, no wonder I keep having nightmares and waking up feeling crummy.duh. Called around, I am on dis...

hersh · hersh

Hi everyone! Thought I would let you know about some progress I have been making. Yesterday I was angry, so angry. Angry when I left AH in the morning - the last thing I told him was the smell of alcohol made me sick to my stomach and I was beginning to fall out of love with him because of his dr...

mac57 · mac57

Sweet friend in my soul, my teacher, my liaison to myself, thank you for being in my life. I smile as I ponder this “spiritual urgency” as I am reminded that my spirit is not bound by the confines of time. And yet, I thank you for the help I am about to receive, and for which I eagerly await. I am rem...

sdisnie · sdisnie

So i've been doing what i'm supposed to do, let him figure it out on his own, he ran out of money, had no transportation and nowhere to go during day 5 of the binge, so last resort, ended up at the mom and dad's house (alcoholic activity there) Spoke with him yesterday, said he was trying to detox hims...

Cyn · Cyn

Saw my therapist yesterday and asked for assistance in making sure I was asserting myself properly. She said the timing was wrong - but that I am doing the right thing. I told her I didnt want to treat my boyfriend like a child - because he isnt a child. She said "sometimes they are - an...

Jill · Jill

Where does my anger come from? I don’t have a lot of experience with it until recently. I feel like a marionette, completely not in control. I’m a SHREW! Hating it, too. Any ESH is welcome. Tonight was bad!

jres · jres

to detach and yet still cohabitate with an A spouse? When there are very young children involved, they will no doubt be affected negatively right? To me this just seems like enabling, and I am having a very hard time understanding the concept. How can I love th...

MSKM301 · MSKM301

My husband has been using for at least 6yrs that I know of. He goes on binges lasting 4-18 hrs then a few weeks could go by before it happens again. He has gone months, but then the cycle starts again. He is young, but has major medical issues on top of using. I have been a stay at home mom for 5yrs, but have deci...

sandie123 · sandie123

I was talking to a friends last night. We were talking about fear and this led us into anorexia. It sent me into a panic, so I knew there was more than meets the eye on this topic. To start with I dislike food. It always seems like things revolve around food and this gets me so angry. I would be happy not ea...

hersh · hersh

Why does this feel so bad??? Everything was fine lastnight. I went to a face to face meeting, had a good time. I was calm. Then came home and AH was gone, fine. I figured he was out again, I just wanted to sleep. He comes home, buzzed, not really drunk, wants to...

Mike5056 · Mike5056

In our house my partner has cornered this room as her den. Obstensibly it is somewhere she can go to smoke as she is the only smoker in the family. Effectively however she uses it as her bolt hole where none of the family will bother her until she decides to take part in family life. At that point family life...

Cyn · Cyn

I know we are all in our own situation - my situation is one that I am not with an A anymore - but because of my previous relationships with A's I have to relearn correct ways to do things. I asserted myself last night, I feel like I give too much and not get anything in return - which is 100% my own faul...

jeeves · jeeves

Any luck with couples counseling? My A wife has spent time about four of the past 18 months in rehabs and is not working any sort of program at all. The one thing I can get her to do is go to a marriage counselor with me. The counselor is very good and we are learning h...

Cyn · Cyn

I started a post last night about asserting myself and got a phone call from my boyfriend and had to finish it quickly. Needless to say - the conversation ended VERY badly once again. I have to say this first - I am not ignorant to the fact that my boyfriend is going through some stressful sit...

kathy570 · kathy570

Hi there, I am in the process of filing out my ODSP papperwork and one of the problem I am having is depression. I am trying to write the self report and as I am writting about all the thibgs I can't do anymore or how & where my body hurts - I get really upset and can't write it. I already suffer f...

tishrijo · tishrijo

I was on the phone yesterday with my Mom and she made a comment that at first made me angry but then started me to thinking.....I am in the process of separating from my husband....I made the mistake at 17 years old of giving up everything and putting 150% into my marriage and family. I forgot to sav...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I have WORTH TODAY... Why?? Not because my house is meticulously clean 24/7.... it's not. Not because I am a subservient wife, running around all day in an A-pattern skirt and apron, pretending to be June Clever..... I don't. Not because my children behave 100% of the time, are perfectly pol...

daisy2 · daisy2

The Cracked Pot A wonderful story... An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of...

omajoy · omajoy

Here it is Saturday morning. I have read all the new posts and responses and tried to glean what I need from them. I have found some relief from the weekend blues that come to our home. Our adult son is a weekend drinker and drinks alone. He always has these great plans on Friday and through the week to do thi...

Cyn · Cyn

So I finally figured out my biggest problem in life - asserting myself and getting the things I need and want and thinking about what is good for ME. A big lightbulb came on today after a fight my boyfriend and I have been having this week. We've been fighting consistently for the last couple of w...

notsonew1111 · notsonew1111

i just wanted to thank everyone for your replies. i already feel better just getting back on this message board with all of you. and you all have wonderful ideas that i will give a try. thank you so much. :)

Rita G · Rita G

This was given to us at the Louisiana State Al-Anon Convention. I'm sure some of you may have seen it before, but is was just so great not to share - Hope it helps you - I made a copy and put it where I could read it everyday to help me keep my focus on recovery. - Rita - Slogans In Action Just...

Reese · Reese

My son is 24 years old and he's an alcoholic. He's been out of the house for over 2 years now and has a roomate. He just ended up in the hospital with Alcohol posioning. When I went to see him, he was in restraints and on a suicide watch. I'm terrified to say the least. I know the drill. I know about enablin...

kerry5 · kerry5

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all...

Prancer · Prancer

this Loving Detachment that I hear about and how do you do it?

somethingtobemadabout · somethingtobemadabout

Hello - I am new to this board and am happy to have found it. I grew up with an alcoholic father, and thought I was OK with it. However I recently found out the person I thought was the love of my life, is also an alcoholic and suffers from depression. Long story short, I know he loves me - the...

omajoy · omajoy

Is there any way any of you have found to get your loved one into AA? Mine is a tough case, I guess. I have pointblank asked him to please attend meetings just to see if he could find help. He sometimes expresses that he wants to end the weekend drinking, he is sick of the way things are, and he "probably" need...

Dolphin123 · Dolphin123

Hi roomies, Well last night during the meeting my hubby called from Alaska to say that he was at the air port in Dutch Harbor and he would be flying into the airport here at 6:30am. Poor guy the first words out of my mouth were not loving kind words of a woman happy to have her hubby coming home my fir...

GreenGem · GreenGem

Just found you all and wanted to say hi. I have lurked on various al-anon boards over the years. This time I am going to try to stay. I have been married to my A for almost 15 years. He has just recently starting going to AA, and I fully support that. Our children need to see him sober...

sdisnie · sdisnie

Binge drinking is terrible part of alcoholism. Of course any type of alcoholism is bad, but with binge drinking you do get a taste of the real person underneath the disease. The binge drinker i know doesn't drink everyday, doesn't come home after work and drink until they pass out, doesn...

Lunamoth · Lunamoth

I feeling like my life just exploded. This afternoon I got a call from a nurse at a local clinic telling me that my Father was being taken by ambulance to the ER for a Heart Attack. My first reaction was where was my mother -- that was why she was calling. My mother has suffered fo...

debilyn · debilyn

I have myself back ok for the moment. But need to share/vent. A has not called again that I know of. Hearing, "you cannot rationalize insanity." In the Big Book I learned, along with get on program or die, was they also can go insane, no return kind. Anyway first I want to say, I was in the shower, aft...

cd2005 · cd2005

This is my first time on the board. My husband is an alcoholic but refuses to admit it. He hasn't worked in about 3 years because of health problems, some relating to his drinking. Though he won't admit he drinks, he's constantly talking about how he probably won't be around in 3 or 4...

Prancer · Prancer

Hello everyone. I came upon this place last night. Spoke to a few people and went to my first al-anon meeting in my city last night. I even participated briefly in the meeting this morning. There is so much to learn. I understand that he is sick. I have dealt with A's alo my li...

canadianguy · canadianguy

A little "gentle reflection" here.... Hi gang.... does anybody else struggle with that fine line that we often walk on here, between being supportive and loving to each other, vs. trying not to be giving advice, vs. almost 'enabling' each other in our journies of recovery? I try very hard...

whitie · whitie

My family had a reunuion this week in my home town and I was looking forward to spending my first reunion without my A husband since I left him last fall. My sister in law (sober 3 yrs) wanted to comfort me about my seperation as she had been through one several yrs ago before she met my brother. The...

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	How to not respond tp button pushers (Preview) I try so to let my buttons not be pushed by my Mom and older brother. I've tried simply staying away.They put me on a guilt trip and I stupidly allow it to happen. I had to take her to an MD appt. today and she just kept bringing up my brother this and that. I stayed cool as long as I could. My...	Hopefloats	7	475	Aug 4, 2006 by Hopefloats
	nothing new update (Preview) Nope have not heard a word. Got on med that is tearing the H out of my gut.. But today I dragged myself out and dug out the mudhole bigger. Thinking how strange I am. Out there in a gauze dress and leather flipflops slopping out the pigs waller! I did this for me. Funny, doing things for us. How what we mig...	debilyn	5	386	Aug 4, 2006 by TLC2
	Divorce ESH anyone (Preview) Hello friends old and new I am getting a divorce from my active A. I filed August 2005 and went to court in April. Now we are coming down to the final settlement and my nerves are shot. My lawyer goes to court tomorrow and he tells me this today at 11:15 and that is when he shows me the revised s...	megan	16	493	Aug 4, 2006 by ET
	Reality is biting.... (Preview) Hi everyone: Just had to get some things out. I am sad. The other day I was angry, now I'm just sad... A and I are not connecting, drifting further and further apart. He is working sometimes, gone "running errands" most nights. He calls me on my cel phone and doesn't leave...	hersh	5	379	Aug 4, 2006 by hersh
	I am off the Crazy Train (Preview) Just an update on what I have decided what is BEST for me. I found this site 6 months ago or so. I have been here off and on for the past few months I have sat in many meetings online and have only went to one f2f meeting. I had an A/BF and his ex wife was there at the meeting. They had been divorced for over 10 yea...	mandalynn38	6	532	Aug 4, 2006 by Jewel
	my patience ran out... (Preview) I've noticed that I can sometimes get quite nasty with my Aboyfriend, and this is really starting to bother me. I am not a nasty person at all, but sometimes he just won't stop bickering and finding fault....and i suppose I just get really irate. Normally, I walk away, tune out etc, but if we're on a c...	annmarie	4	447	Aug 4, 2006 by Idealsummerluv
	lost newbe (Preview) Hi, I have been looking all night for a al-anon meeting to attend in mississippi. I come from a very long history of drug addicts and alcholics and it was not until recently that I have discovered that I have a major problem with enabling the addicts in my life I love them very much but it's th...	pennylove	7	346	Aug 3, 2006 by Tammy
	cook book update 7/31/06 (Preview) Hello everyone, This is to update you on the progress of the Miracles In Progress Cook Book. It is still be put together. I am getting 365 inspirations and motivational thoughts to put with all the recipes. I am having to be very careful for copywrites. This has become a bi...	John	2	298	Aug 3, 2006 by jrtjosey
	Is Something Missing? (Preview) Hi all, I just went into a post that I posted and noticed that I had a typo typed mush instead of much lol big difference there. I can't edit my post that option is gone, but it was there earlier because earlier today I edited a reply on another post. Does anyone else see this or not see it?:...	Dolphin123	4	349	Aug 3, 2006 by jrtjosey
	Regular meetings (Preview) I was looking for dates of meetings and found this Regular Al-Anon Meeting - Regular meeting, not an Alateen, Newcomers, Adult Child Focus, etc. Closed Discussion (CD) - Limited to members and prospective member. These are persons who feel their lives have been or are being deeply affec...	Kyann	5	315	Aug 3, 2006 by Tiger2006
	Can someone explain please? (Preview) (((((((((((((Hi roomies)))))))))))), Alot of times when we are in meetings we are reminded that certain terms such as ACOA, or taking from a book (such as More on the Language of Letting Go) is not an Alanon term, or is not conference approved liturature. What is "approved lit" or "accepted...	Karilynn	9	1356	Aug 3, 2006 by Tiger2006
	HUMONGOUS PERSONAL-GOALS BLESSING (Preview) I received a letter today stating that I am being CONSIDERED for an accelerated nursing program that I applied for... Just one last interview, and home-free August 19th. I have fought hard as a double-winner to grow in as many ways as I possibly can, and this would be the icing on the cake!!...	jonibaloni	8	326	Aug 3, 2006 by Dolphin123
	Humour as a weapon (Preview) Do any of the rest of you experience this??? My other half often uses humour as a weapon. I am finding more and more that something not quite inappropriate but not appropriate either will come out of her mouth. If I mention it I hear "you just don't have a sense of humour" It is starting t...	lilms	3	358	Aug 3, 2006 by tea2
	what i learn staying up late (Preview) i had just read and replyed to diva's post last night and thought i'd go read then sleep. but as i was turning off the tv the host and the guest were discussing the mel gibson thing and the disease. so i sat and watched the segment. the host apparently is a recovering(?) alcholic and spoke from that point of...	serendipity	5	456	Aug 3, 2006 by Tiger2006
	Tired of the vicioius circle (Preview) Hello, everyone. My AH was off work Fri. thru Mon. Of course it was a four day drunk. He spent half a day with me and the rest with his drinking buddy. It may sound weird, but I was kinda glad he was gone, because I haven't been feeling well. Him and his buddy came in about...	bluebjade	9	524	Aug 3, 2006 by bluebjade
	"ANGER", Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. (Preview) "Often anger is a sign of engagement with life. People who are angered are touched deeply by the events of their lives and feel strongly about them. As an emotion, it has limitations and it certainly has very bad press, but my experience with ill people suggests that there is something healthy about it...	jonibaloni	4	1297	Aug 3, 2006 by annmarie
	Thank You for this program!!! (Preview) It's been a tough week! I've done a whole lot of digging and finding things I haven't liked or enjoyed. There have been a lot of memories resurfacing, a lot of feelings, a lot of pain and a lot of awareness’s. I began my week wanting to remove the entire program from my brain, then wanted to get away from me,...	sandie123	3	382	Aug 3, 2006 by ZiggyDoodles
	Feeling Blue (Preview) Hi all, I haven't been on much since Saturday. We had a packed day at church on Sunday. Monday I was putting the final touches on a going away party that I had planned for my co-worker, who is also my best friend. She and her family are moving to Michigan. I haven't posted about it because I haven't allo...	Dolphin123	9	504	Aug 3, 2006 by Idealsummerluv
	It has occurred to me to wonder... (Preview) about some tenets of AlAnon. Most pointedly that we need to remember the "alcohol is speaking." Is it really a teaching of Al Anon that we should dismiss any unkind, deceitful, hateful talk the "disease" talks, blaming it on the "disease", and excusing it for that reason? I don't quite get this prem...	Diva	11	529	Aug 3, 2006 by isabela40
	When in doubt go to the Grand Canyon! (Preview) Hi Alanoners, I was scheduled to attend a conference in Las Vegas last week. My burdens were heavy so I figured that I needed to do something different to get different results. The Grand Canyon is close to my home (as opposed to most visitors). I took the long way around and went through the Grand Cany...	nmike	8	670	Aug 3, 2006 by Idealsummerluv
	Emotional Night (Preview) Hi all, Last night was a weird night. I had asked help from a funding source to help pay for part of the car repair, and that came through. They are going to pay some of it. I also got news that they thought my car was going to be ready yesterday (Tuesday), but when they test drove it, the tranny...	Dolphin123	8	405	Aug 3, 2006 by isabela40
	Doormat situation (Preview) How can I stop certain people treating me like a door mat and acting with no consideration. Today I dropped my son off at the airport, had informed people I would be late for work,yet the minute I came in the door, they descended on me with last minute requests. It really irritates me that people can const...	maire rua	6	353	Aug 3, 2006 by maire rua
	Da Board (Preview) I tried something different today when I came to the board. Instead of posting first and reading your wonderful shares second… I decided to listen to y’all first and then see how that felt. What occurs to me is that I need to remember that multiple perspectives and encouragement are another way of allo...	sparkette	4	334	Aug 3, 2006 by abbyal
	I Hate Weekends (Preview) Sunday morning he had to go to work for a couple of hours. He got home, made us breakfast. I was just doing housework, and mentioned to him I'd like to paint the bedroom. He said really snappy "I don't care WHAT color you paint it" and I asked why he was being so mean, he said, well, he was...	Becky1	7	385	Aug 2, 2006 by maresie2
	should be HALTS (Preview) Lets add sick to that. It hit me today, now i know what is making me not bounce back. I am sick. My tooth has hurt for weeks now. Have no dental insurance as medicare is all. So I have a tooth infection, no wonder I keep having nightmares and waking up feeling crummy.duh. Called around, I am on dis...	debilyn	9	391	Aug 2, 2006 by maresie2
	Anger ceasing.... (Preview) Hi everyone! Thought I would let you know about some progress I have been making. Yesterday I was angry, so angry. Angry when I left AH in the morning - the last thing I told him was the smell of alcohol made me sick to my stomach and I was beginning to fall out of love with him because of his dr...	hersh	4	260	Aug 2, 2006 by Tammy
	a few questions for HP (Preview) Sweet friend in my soul, my teacher, my liaison to myself, thank you for being in my life. I smile as I ponder this “spiritual urgency” as I am reminded that my spirit is not bound by the confines of time. And yet, I thank you for the help I am about to receive, and for which I eagerly await. I am rem...	mac57	5	388	Aug 2, 2006 by Andrea12
	When is it Intervening to save a life vs. intervening and enabling (Preview) So i've been doing what i'm supposed to do, let him figure it out on his own, he ran out of money, had no transportation and nowhere to go during day 5 of the binge, so last resort, ended up at the mom and dad's house (alcoholic activity there) Spoke with him yesterday, said he was trying to detox hims...	sdisnie	9	537	Aug 2, 2006 by evey
	Went to my therapist (Preview) Saw my therapist yesterday and asked for assistance in making sure I was asserting myself properly. She said the timing was wrong - but that I am doing the right thing. I told her I didnt want to treat my boyfriend like a child - because he isnt a child. She said "sometimes they are - an...	Cyn	0	333	Aug 2, 2006 by Cyn
	help with anger (Preview) Where does my anger come from? I don’t have a lot of experience with it until recently. I feel like a marionette, completely not in control. I’m a SHREW! Hating it, too. Any ESH is welcome. Tonight was bad!	Jill	4	338	Aug 2, 2006 by hersh
	how is it possible? (Preview) to detach and yet still cohabitate with an A spouse? When there are very young children involved, they will no doubt be affected negatively right? To me this just seems like enabling, and I am having a very hard time understanding the concept. How can I love th...	jres	2	365	Aug 2, 2006 by nmike
	totally disgusted (Preview) My husband has been using for at least 6yrs that I know of. He goes on binges lasting 4-18 hrs then a few weeks could go by before it happens again. He has gone months, but then the cycle starts again. He is young, but has major medical issues on top of using. I have been a stay at home mom for 5yrs, but have deci...	MSKM301	7	333	Aug 2, 2006 by MSKM301
	Anorexia or Eating Disorder? (Preview) I was talking to a friends last night. We were talking about fear and this led us into anorexia. It sent me into a panic, so I knew there was more than meets the eye on this topic. To start with I dislike food. It always seems like things revolve around food and this gets me so angry. I would be happy not ea...	sandie123	7	656	Aug 1, 2006 by mastiff
	Guilt and ups and downs!! (Preview) Why does this feel so bad??? Everything was fine lastnight. I went to a face to face meeting, had a good time. I was calm. Then came home and AH was gone, fine. I figured he was out again, I just wanted to sleep. He comes home, buzzed, not really drunk, wants to...	hersh	3	431	Aug 1, 2006 by hersh
	Avoiding getting dragged into the morass. (Preview) In our house my partner has cornered this room as her den. Obstensibly it is somewhere she can go to smoke as she is the only smoker in the family. Effectively however she uses it as her bolt hole where none of the family will bother her until she decides to take part in family life. At that point family life...	Mike5056	7	549	Aug 1, 2006 by RichardA
	Asserting myself cont. (Preview) I know we are all in our own situation - my situation is one that I am not with an A anymore - but because of my previous relationships with A's I have to relearn correct ways to do things. I asserted myself last night, I feel like I give too much and not get anything in return - which is 100% my own faul...	Cyn	4	357	Aug 1, 2006 by rtexas
	Please Help. (Preview) Any luck with couples counseling? My A wife has spent time about four of the past 18 months in rehabs and is not working any sort of program at all. The one thing I can get her to do is go to a marriage counselor with me. The counselor is very good and we are learning h...	jeeves	10	502	Aug 1, 2006 by Becky1
	Not giving in (Preview) I started a post last night about asserting myself and got a phone call from my boyfriend and had to finish it quickly. Needless to say - the conversation ended VERY badly once again. I have to say this first - I am not ignorant to the fact that my boyfriend is going through some stressful sit...	Cyn	2	252	Aug 1, 2006 by mandalynn38
	I am so lost and tired of life (Preview) Hi there, I am in the process of filing out my ODSP papperwork and one of the problem I am having is depression. I am trying to write the self report and as I am writting about all the thibgs I can't do anymore or how & where my body hurts - I get really upset and can't write it. I already suffer f...	kathy570	8	536	Aug 1, 2006 by gardengal
	Please share your Experience/Ideas (Preview) I was on the phone yesterday with my Mom and she made a comment that at first made me angry but then started me to thinking.....I am in the process of separating from my husband....I made the mistake at 17 years old of giving up everything and putting 150% into my marriage and family. I forgot to sav...	tishrijo	10	344	Aug 1, 2006 by Tiger2006
	REMINDER for us WOMEN..... (Preview) I have WORTH TODAY... Why?? Not because my house is meticulously clean 24/7.... it's not. Not because I am a subservient wife, running around all day in an A-pattern skirt and apron, pretending to be June Clever..... I don't. Not because my children behave 100% of the time, are perfectly pol...	jonibaloni	6	405	Aug 1, 2006 by isabela40
	a wonderful story (Preview) The Cracked Pot A wonderful story... An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of...	daisy2	5	302	Aug 1, 2006 by daisy2
	Sharing the emotions (Preview) Here it is Saturday morning. I have read all the new posts and responses and tried to glean what I need from them. I have found some relief from the weekend blues that come to our home. Our adult son is a weekend drinker and drinks alone. He always has these great plans on Friday and through the week to do thi...	omajoy	3	388	Aug 1, 2006 by Mike5056
	Asserting yourself (Preview) So I finally figured out my biggest problem in life - asserting myself and getting the things I need and want and thinking about what is good for ME. A big lightbulb came on today after a fight my boyfriend and I have been having this week. We've been fighting consistently for the last couple of w...	Cyn	3	302	Aug 1, 2006 by annmarie
	thank you (Preview) i just wanted to thank everyone for your replies. i already feel better just getting back on this message board with all of you. and you all have wonderful ideas that i will give a try. thank you so much. :)	notsonew1111	1	252	Aug 1, 2006 by Becky1
	Slogans in Action (Preview) This was given to us at the Louisiana State Al-Anon Convention. I'm sure some of you may have seen it before, but is was just so great not to share - Hope it helps you - I made a copy and put it where I could read it everyday to help me keep my focus on recovery. - Rita - Slogans In Action Just...	Rita G	4	458	Aug 1, 2006 by annmarie
	Help with my son (Preview) My son is 24 years old and he's an alcoholic. He's been out of the house for over 2 years now and has a roomate. He just ended up in the hospital with Alcohol posioning. When I went to see him, he was in restraints and on a suicide watch. I'm terrified to say the least. I know the drill. I know about enablin...	Reese	8	500	Aug 1, 2006 by doxie
	Need Washing?? (Preview) A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all...	kerry5	6	336	Jul 31, 2006 by Ria
	What is (Preview) this Loving Detachment that I hear about and how do you do it?	Prancer	2	291	Jul 31, 2006 by debilyn
	Searching for hope (Preview) Hello - I am new to this board and am happy to have found it. I grew up with an alcoholic father, and thought I was OK with it. However I recently found out the person I thought was the love of my life, is also an alcoholic and suffers from depression. Long story short, I know he loves me - the...	somethingtobemadabout	9	473	Jul 31, 2006 by somethingtobemadabout
	getting him into AA (Preview) Is there any way any of you have found to get your loved one into AA? Mine is a tough case, I guess. I have pointblank asked him to please attend meetings just to see if he could find help. He sometimes expresses that he wants to end the weekend drinking, he is sick of the way things are, and he "probably" need...	omajoy	5	454	Jul 31, 2006 by lin0606
	He's Home! (Preview) Hi roomies, Well last night during the meeting my hubby called from Alaska to say that he was at the air port in Dutch Harbor and he would be flying into the airport here at 6:30am. Poor guy the first words out of my mouth were not loving kind words of a woman happy to have her hubby coming home my fir...	Dolphin123	6	327	Jul 31, 2006 by jonibaloni
	I'm new here too (Preview) Just found you all and wanted to say hi. I have lurked on various al-anon boards over the years. This time I am going to try to stay. I have been married to my A for almost 15 years. He has just recently starting going to AA, and I fully support that. Our children need to see him sober...	GreenGem	8	595	Jul 31, 2006 by Becky1
	Binge Drinking (Preview) Binge drinking is terrible part of alcoholism. Of course any type of alcoholism is bad, but with binge drinking you do get a taste of the real person underneath the disease. The binge drinker i know doesn't drink everyday, doesn't come home after work and drink until they pass out, doesn...	sdisnie	11	577	Jul 31, 2006 by rtexas
	Letting Go/Letting God - Prayers please (Preview) I feeling like my life just exploded. This afternoon I got a call from a nurse at a local clinic telling me that my Father was being taken by ambulance to the ER for a Heart Attack. My first reaction was where was my mother -- that was why she was calling. My mother has suffered fo...	Lunamoth	13	432	Jul 31, 2006 by kathy570
	Painful stuff (Preview) I have myself back ok for the moment. But need to share/vent. A has not called again that I know of. Hearing, "you cannot rationalize insanity." In the Big Book I learned, along with get on program or die, was they also can go insane, no return kind. Anyway first I want to say, I was in the shower, aft...	debilyn	10	506	Jul 31, 2006 by TLC2
	New to Board (Preview) This is my first time on the board. My husband is an alcoholic but refuses to admit it. He hasn't worked in about 3 years because of health problems, some relating to his drinking. Though he won't admit he drinks, he's constantly talking about how he probably won't be around in 3 or 4...	cd2005	3	338	Jul 31, 2006 by Ria
	New to the forum (Preview) Hello everyone. I came upon this place last night. Spoke to a few people and went to my first al-anon meeting in my city last night. I even participated briefly in the meeting this morning. There is so much to learn. I understand that he is sick. I have dealt with A's alo my li...	Prancer	7	495	Jul 31, 2006 by Prancer
	What is a "true friend" in recovery? (Preview) A little "gentle reflection" here.... Hi gang.... does anybody else struggle with that fine line that we often walk on here, between being supportive and loving to each other, vs. trying not to be giving advice, vs. almost 'enabling' each other in our journies of recovery? I try very hard...	canadianguy	7	836	Jul 31, 2006 by Ria
	Alcoholism reared it's ugly head (Preview) My family had a reunuion this week in my home town and I was looking forward to spending my first reunion without my A husband since I left him last fall. My sister in law (sober 3 yrs) wanted to comfort me about my seperation as she had been through one several yrs ago before she met my brother. The...	whitie	4	421	Jul 31, 2006 by Karilynn
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