The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
For some unknown reason, yesterday I felt like a dark cloud was hovering above me and following me throughout the day. It was just one of those days where I just had the blues, I couldn't figure out why I was feeling so down. When I got home from a long day at work, I started thinking about what might be causing me to feel so down. Then I remembered "H.A.L.T." Was I hungry? No... Was I angry? No... Was I lonely or tired? Yes! There it was- I was feeling lonely. I hadn't talked to anyone outside of work all day. I tried to call my daughters, but they were both not answering their phones. And my best friend was out for the evening. Now what? I got myself to a meeting! There's an Al-Anon meeting for parents that I hadn't been to in quite awhile. So I headed out. And what do you know? A pipe had broken in the apartment above my carport and water was gushing all over my car. So I immediately placed a call to maintenance and headed out to my meeting. Guess my HP was looking over me because I would have never known that the pipe was leaking that night if I hadn't gone out to go to my meeting.
The meeting topic last night was "boundaries." It was a great meeting and I felt so much better after going and sharing. And, when I got home, the pipe had been repaired. Yeah!
And today has been so much better than yesterday. It works when you work it! So happy to have this program in my life.
PS- I just realized that my avatar has a dark cloud - and below it is a beautiful sunset. : )
-- Edited by Green Eyes on Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:18:36 PM
-- Edited by Green Eyes on Thursday 16th of October 2014 11:21:34 PM
Green eyes, there must have been something in the atmosphere yesterday because I was also in a dark and lonely place. I came to MIP because I knew I would find encouragement and strength with fellow Al Anons.
I'm glad you are feeling better and found a meeting to go to and be amongst friends. Glad that broken water pipe got repaired too!
Thanks for the share Green eyes. I loved it. I love the way you used HALT. I have not used it before, but I will the next time that dark cloud hovers over me.
It works if you work it!
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I need to use this tool. HALT Hungary, angry, lonely, tired. I feel all these things lately. All I have been doing is crying. I haven't been eating much. Dropped another pant size,there falling off me. I am so lonely at night I can barely make it through. I call my sponsor, go to f2f meetings, and pray. But the loneliness is intense. Not use to living alone. I have been sleeping poorly at night waking up at 2:00 like clockwork. I need to address these needs one at a time. Very dysfunctional right now. Hope you make it through this better than I am.
So happy to have this program in my life.