New and dont know what to do? - Al-Anon Family Group

HAguirre · Member

New and dont know what to do?

Pushka · ~*Service Worker*~

Hugs and you are so in the right place. Please if you can attend a f 2 f meeting. You are not alone. There are many lovely wide people on the boards here. The best thing is you can find hope and recovery. Please keep coming back.

Sending love and support, p ;)

ELEKTRAWMN · Senior Member

Posting here was a great start for me. I, myself, haven't made it to a face-to-face meeting yet but I'm trying to get there. I've done lots and lots of reading on here. This board is very welcoming, loving and supportive.

You are not alone!

((hugs))

youfoundme · ~*Service Worker*~

Hi there and welcome here :) This website is a great first stop on your road to recovery. It is in my "tool box" of tools to help me recover and get better. Alanon family groups are world wide, you can find a meeting in your area. Try to go to at least 6 meetings in a row and when you go, LISTEN, share when you can, ask questions after the meeting, get phone numbers and call people who you connect with. Come here and ask questions, post your own stories on what you are doing to better yourself. While your husband is working his recovery, you need to work on yours. Early recovery can be very hard, it is good that you came here and reached out.
Here are some books that were recommended to me and I read them every day: Getting them sober...this book has such great information that you can apply to your life little by little. The book One day at a time in Alanon helps me EVERY DAY multiple times a day. As well as Courage to Change. I also read the Co-dependency books by Melanie Beattie, and the book Waking the Tiger for my childhood trauma...
Keep coming, this spiritual program works when we work it, read back on old posts, search the terms you want to know about in the search box at the top of the forum. Take care of you!

clep · Senior Member

Getting to a f2f meeting and a temporary sponsor will make all the difference. In your meeting you will receive a phone list of people to call, a temp sponsor and be able to feel not alone in an instant after hearing others share.

I love the forum, and by all means keep coming back here, but there is nothing that replaces a f2f meeting.

maryjane · ~*Service Worker*~

You have received some great advice here. I would also say to get rid of your full name on your status page. Find a new moniker. It is easier to be honest when you can also be anonymous.

Al-Anon exists only to help you. Take advantage of it.

hotrod · ~*Service Worker*~

Hi Heather

Welcome to MIP It is a confusing time and as you have foundYou are not alone. You have received great responses

Help with finding local meetings near where you live may be found at the following web site:http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/meetings/meeting.html Or call: 1-888-4alanon

We have meetings on line here as well just join us in the chat room Keep coming back

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