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Hi everyone, I just wanted to share on a positive note. At my f2f meeting last week I started sharing on what AlAnon meant to me. I work in the medical field and after trying to explain the life altering way this program has touched me I used this analogy: for me it was like 20 yrs of going to dr. after dr. not knowing what was wrong with me ,why I acted the way I did, trying everything to get better and then all of the sudden I happen upon Alanon. It was like "ok, we found your disease and here is the medicine you need to take to get better". I need just a little everyday and I will get well. It took a little time but sure enough, it works. I feel better, I treat people differently and I have hope that I will NEVER get to the point I was at 5 months ago. I can't tell you how good I feel. I never had an understanding of what this program was, but I find myself saying the slogan's over and over in my head when I get frustrated and it helps so much. To everyone who is new here like myself, have hope, it will work. But like medicine that you have to take for awhile to see results; it builds up in your system over time and a small amount every day is all you need to get healthy. thanks for being here
I totally agree and thank you so much for your post! Its a perfect analogy, I think! I am so grateful for this program, MY program just for me, every single day, every breath I take, every beat of my heart. Hugs, J.
I'm new to this program also but the way you put it makes alot of sense. It's something that has taken years to develop and will not go away overnight. It's like the twenty pounds I want to lose I didn't put it on overnight and it will not go away quickly. Your post has given me peace and a sense of comfort knowing that it can't be done overnight. Thank you.
I'm brand new to the forum and this post jumped out at me! I agree with the analogy. I've been going to meetings since Oct 3rd and I find myself saying some of the slogans in my head over and over. A little bit at a time I find myself changing the way I would respond to family or even people at work. I "think" before I react...I try to take it "one day at a time"...
When I first went to meetings, I didn't think that these steps, or ideas would work for me. But I tried having an open mind and I find that it really seems to work.
I have a long way to go...I'm still bouncing between steps 1-3,,,but "progress not perfection" is definitely the way to look at it...
