Freeing - Al-Anon Family Group

DoN4me · Veteran Member

Freeing

bubbles1990 · Senior Member

((((((((((((do))))))))))))))) Great post and a great reminder I need to read this today!!!!

Loving myself is so important!!!!

Bubbles123

Jill · ~*Service Worker*~

Hi DoN4 what a great reminder! As I was getting divorced almost 30 years ago, the AH du jour told me I am unlovable. I knew it was tripe when he said it, but in the few years after that I took it to heart. oh no! I lived tht lie too long. One of my friends at work dragged me back to love - you know, those girlfriends that need a double date, get you back in the swing of things, etc -- and the next guy that I could tell loved me, that felt so natural and right. I knew I had been lovable all along. Just saying that now makes me nod my head yep that's right :) Know it inside yourself, and the fear you have just won't be there. I welcome you to imagine yourself as a child. Now, who wouldn't love that little kid? Well who wouldn't love that kid grown up?

Take care of lovable you, and you won't NEED to be afraid of that fear. -- Jill

nycbt · ~*Service Worker*~

Welcome to MIP. You are not alone. There a lot of people who understand.

World Service Organization Website –

WWW.al-anon.alateen.org

Alanon meetings 1-888-425-2666

Al-Anon Family Groups UK & Eire
61 Great Dover Street
London
SE1 4YF

Tel: 020 7403 0888

http://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/

Chat room is open 24/7 there here the link to www.mipchat.net or http://www.12stepforums.net/chatroom2.html

Here are some things that have helped me since in the program.

Go face to face meeting & online meeting.
post on the board here on the site. I have gotten a lot of good feed back.

· In this program u learn that u have choices. In Alanon we don’t give advice but only suggestions.

· Set support system. people do not judge. You need someone who can go for coffee on a bad day, or pick up a phone and call when in trouble. The support is what is important when you first this program.

Have a sponsor. Someone work one on one with you.

You don’t have to do this the minute u come to the program but I suggest that u do it when u can. It help.

Meeting schedule: meetings are in here and run approximately 90 minutes from: Monday-Friday, 9 am and 9 pm EST, Saturday: 10 am and 9 pm EST, Sunday: 10 am and 7 pm EST. Topics are selected by participants at meeting time. UK +5 hours, central -1 hour, mountain -2 hours, pacific -3 hours. Open chat all other times.

DoN4me · Veteran Member

Thanks for all your responses!

(((((((((((((Bubbles)))))))))))))))) Hug back at cha

Nycbt- Thanks for always been here to give us support and imput about the program.

Jill, Thanks I always appreciate topics that make me think or go hmmm. I never really thought of it that way. I just aways thought of myself as broken. Because I couldn't hold my relationships together so there had to be something wrong with me. Looking back on my way of thinking way back then it is like night and day. I know I am not perfect, I know I make mistakes, just like a child, I am learning more with each passing day.

DO

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