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Hi im new here and not to sure how this works. But im so lost and i dont even know where to begin. I Will Ramble If I Allow.myself So Ill Cut.it Short. My Husbands An Alcoholic has Been for 17 years We Have been Married For Five And have two amazing Children. I Made Him Leave Two Weeks Agao and i Dont know How To Fix Myself.
We can and open face to face Al-Anon Family Groups can help fix you with ESH, literature, and more. First thing you did for yourself was come looking and now you've found help. The white pages of your local telephone book has or might have the hotline number for Al-Anon in your area. Call that number and find out when and where that next meeting is and get there a bit early. There will be a chair for you and a fellowship for support. There is no requirement to speak and if invited to you can "pass" if you are not ready. Coming here to MIP is a "letting go" cause you are now focusing on yourself. Going to meetings is a "letting go". Reading the literature and following other suggestions especially from old timers is a "letting go" as it all will help you to become unglued to the alcoholic, alcoholism and the insanity of this life threatening fatal disease. In a short time you will find out what is and what isn't broken with you (not all is broken) and you will find out many different paths and ways on getting yourself put back together.
Take a look down on the bottom of the Board page and see how many others who have come here for support and love. You are not alone and you can change if you work for it. This program works...when you work it. Besides this board there are two meetings daily in the chat room that you can take in.
Welcome to the MIP family. In support. ((((hugs))))
Sending warm (((((hugs)))))) and big smiles to help you recover. It amazes me how, in your two and a half lines of introduction, we can understand so much about what you've been through, that is one of the very special gifts that this website has, outstanding understanding and support.
It is wonderful that you are looking for the tools to heal yourself. I really valued the love and acceptance that I received at my first face to face Alanon meeting. It also helped me to recognise the fatigue that I felt and the importance of taking care of myself so that I could give love and share joy (for myself as much as for others!). It is well worth giving it a try if you can. There are also on-line meetings here at MIP.
I'm not big on saying somebody is broken and needs to be fixed. I do think that the spouses of alcoholics who have dealt with the disease and raising kids need a break, a place to go to be heard, to heal, to listen to others who have shared some of the same experiences. You are recognizing you need help and you are doing the 1st thing necessary and then the 2nd thing necessary - admitting your need and asking where to find the help. As both Jerry and Milkwood have suggested, Al-Anon is that place to go for the help that can help you heal. If you don't like the first group meeting you attend, try others. We suggest you attend at least 6 meetings before you decide if Al-Anon is for you. Those 6 meetings can be at the same place or at multiple places. It doesn't matter. What matters is that you find a place where you can go to be heard, to heal, to listen to others who have shared some of the same experiences and learn how to work the Al-Anon program for yourself. Glad you're here, too. Please keep coming back.
-- Edited by grateful2be on Saturday 23rd of August 2014 02:57:31 AM
Hi im new here and not to sure how this works. But im so lost and i dont even know where to begin. I Will Ramble If I Allow.myself So Ill Cut.it Short. My Husbands An Alcoholic has Been for 17 years We Have been Married For Five And have two amazing Children. I Made Him Leave Two Weeks Agao and i Dont know How To Fix Myself.
