Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

Lucy125 · Lucy125

Thank you everyone on here for helping me during this dark time. My al anon group was a great help to me. I am certain there will be more dark days to come. I could not have done it without you. I am sad he could not find recovery, but it was a great gift to me and my mom. It's a gift to my whole family. Once aga...

hotrod · hotrod

The C2C reading for November 19 speaks about how we felt when we first enter Al-Anon and the soul sickness that brings us into the rooms. The reading indicates that we come because we think we're going to learn how to fix our loved ones because Alcoholism has affected our lives in such a powerful wa...

sarahGee · sarahGee

I'm feeling like I am out of control. Is it normal to feel this way when first getting to the hard part of the program? I feel lost, like I've lost everything I've ever known. I don't know how to behave. I was used to behaving a certain way, a way that obviously wasn't working for me or anyone around me, but a...

Lucy125 · Lucy125

Is it more difficult for a diagnosed narcissist to recover from Alcohol addiction and divorce? My loved one was a secret alcoholic. Anyone else dealt with a secret alcoholic?

Iamhere · Iamhere

Today's reading talks about the extensive ways our sanity can be restored with the Second Step of our program. So many of us arrive at Al-Anon and struggle to realize the limited ways we experience life. There is no doubt that being restored to sanity includes the ability to function responsibly an...

Miss A · Miss A

Does anyone else have obsessive or Impolsive behaviours? I have found I impulse shop if I'm feeling anxious, down or if I just have a thought. I'm also this way with sugary sweet things. Also thank you for the warm welcome.ð

Iamhere · Iamhere

I am posting a day early as I'm having company from out of town tomorrow.... The daily reading talks about how important the phrase we here often -- Keep Coming Back -- is. No matter how short or long we've been exposed to our program of recovery, we are reminded that we can come back to the program basics...

ItsAllAboutMeMC · ItsAllAboutMeMC

Since my break up with my ex ABF I am realizing how insecure I really am, and that its fueled most of my anxiety. I have been asking my higher power to help me push away negative thoughts but would like to know some things you all might do to help you when dealing with this.

Fooled · Fooled

My AH is sober 52 days. I am grateful for his sobriety and working hard to forgive and let go. I really don't want to relive his past transgressions. The really ugly stuff. I am trying to focus on today. Sometimes though I get flashbacks of times when he was active. For example, when he came hom...

sarahGee · sarahGee

Reading some of these posts got me thinking. It really is important that we watch what we say around the A and how we say it. I haven't finished all of my CAL but I'm learning a lot from what I've read. We get blamed for a lot. And then feel the need to stick up for ourselves and that just keeps the cycle going. T...

el-cee · el-cee

Yesterdays reading was a good one, all about how when we take a hurt it can be because we think the whole world revolves around us and we get upset when a person or situation doesn't go our way. Wow, this is me right now and I hadn't linked it to being conceited, I had to look that word up and it means being egot...

sarahGee · sarahGee

My sons are responsible for their school work each day after school. I work late & as a single mom I've had to put a lot of faith into them that they would complete what needs to be completed. It's easy to sneak things by me, I am not fully aware of each individual assignment. Anyway, I happened to hear...

Miss A · Miss A

I have always struggled with staying in the present, I always plan for the future. Wether it be next month or three years from now. I don't start thinking from the beginning, I start thinking about the end result. I've noticed if I don't have a plan in place I get anxious. I'd say this need for control st...

babyhorsie · babyhorsie

Hi everyone! I am new here but already feeling grateful to have found this resource. I am 42 yrs old. Both parents struggled with addiction (drugs, food and alcohol) my ENTIRE life, causing me (oldest child in the family) to often times feel like the parent. Fast forward to May of this year, my mom a...

lookingup · lookingup

My now grown kids are both successfully married and on their own,have been for several yrs now,still miss them, especially my 3 grandsons by my daughter I never get to see for their father joined airforce way back when they were babies now teens except 1 will be soon,oldest is 16 ,my daughter and her hub...

Dlove · Dlove

I haven't been on here in awhile but when I'm struggling I get on here and read all of your stories and I am so thankful for this group. But my AH has been progressively getting worse with his disease. He has since quit going out partying to now drinking all day/night in our garage. Last weekend it got so bad...

2HP · 2HP

Over a year ago, we had a stray kitty show up at our door. We like to support strays by feeding them and keeping water bowls out. This kitty would show up and disappear again, so we figured he was living the good life with other gigs out there providing his needs. His orange color, enormous head, and his...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

This reading is a great follow up to yesterday's Hope for Today reading, which highlighted the various ways the AlAnon slogan "Let Go and Let God" can be used. Today's C2C looks at what we can try if we are having difficulty with the 'letting go' part. Some have found success with visualizing turning th...

Lucy125 · Lucy125

I believe more than anything, this idea of 100 percent perfection or 100 percent failure caused my brother to die. Apparently, the people who knew he was alcoholic, said he tried to quit, but would quickly become discouraged after a relapse. He clearly needed professional help, but was afraid, be...

oceanpine · oceanpine

hi, Alanon Family, Been reading a lot here, to help me get strength. Reading lots of posts on divorce, taking comfort in the fact so many others have trod this beaten path. Finally told my AH this weekend that I am ready to move forward with divorce. Been living apart for 15 months, and I don't see much wi...

hotrod · hotrod

http://stepwork.activeboard.com/t62899870/alanon-step-6-11-15-2016/Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active...

YARNCRAZY · YARNCRAZY

Im currently recovering through treatment and time from this wreched back. Im having a MRI THUrs. Gave myself a talking to this morning about taking it easy on myself and lowering my expectations on myself during this healing. First me than others right now. My house is a mess,laundry etc but i cant do...

Familyofaddicts · Familyofaddicts

I'm posting here because I don't know where else to post this. My sister got out of prison 2 years ago. Before that she was on all kinds of drugs and into many illegal activities. She now lives in a recovery house. Before going to prison she stole about $6000 worth of things from me. This is nothing compare...

Lucy125 · Lucy125

I called all the relatives, what few there are, to tell them of my brother's passing. Apparently, he lied to them about me and said I had cut him out of our lives! He also lied about them as I found out my cousin did not forbid him from attending funeral. My cousin said she confronted him about what she th...

kittenpea · kittenpea

So my alcoholic father has now died. I dont feel anything at all. Is this normal? This man was never ever there for me, he was always in the pub. Its like nothing has changed and nothing has happened...am I normal?

Taraxacum · Taraxacum

AH chose to stay up late watching tv. He is now tired. He also asked "how much am I required to participate today?" To which I responded, "You get to chooses for yourself." (Yay tools!) But then I asked, "Are you low energy? It sounds like you don't want to hang out with us." (Woops, maybe shouldn't poke t...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

good morning everybody- Today's reading is about the slogan 'Let Go and Let God'. The thought for the day reminds us that the order of wording in this slogan is important- in order for us to turn things over to our HP, we have to be able to stop clutching at them. I have been thinking about the opening of th...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

Today's reading points to the power of prayer and gratitude in our recovery. When we are struggling, a plea for help from our higher power may be all we can manage. The help we receive from such a prayer can really boost our faith and confidence in our hp. Prayer can also convey our gratitude for this life...

el-cee · el-cee

What does it mean if someone is emotionally unavailable? Does it mean they aren't/cant meet our needs and if so is it our jobs to deal with these needs? Are alanon folks needy people just as part of our own dis-ease? Is our higher power the answer to our perceived needs? Also, are we alanoners attracted...

Calm Lady · Calm Lady

Woke up this rainy Saturday morning with an inner confidence. Following what felt like a battering over the last few days in my mind and attitudes. It feels like i am coming out the other end having had a darn good kick about and review of my outdated thinking patterns. A lot of completely unfounded guil...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha David and Kalamai...just got home from my morning meeting and heard of the monster earth quake on your island. Hope you and the family are safe and secure and HP is holding on to you. Let us know how it goes brother. ((((hugs)))) -- Edited by Jerry F on Sunday 13th of November 2016 03:43:45 PM

Lucy125 · Lucy125

Blame is useless. It's all about spinning the wheels. Accountability is different. I should have held the person in my life accountable. When his behavior was bad, long before the alcohol, I should have said, and calmly stated how I wanted to be treated. I was afraid of confrontation. I just didn't...

vvv · vvv

I was just curious as to how you handle when the alcoholic in your life is drunk and says awful crazy things? Obviously I feel like what I have done in the past doesn't work or at least feel like the right thing. I usually just ignore it unless it really upsets me, then I'll bring it up the next day. Is this beh...

KT2015 · KT2015

The last few weeks have been really great between my AH and I. It feels like things suddenly magically got a lot better between us. I know that isn't the case (the sudden magic part) but I think what has happened is that as I've practiced the program he's picked up some things along the way too. I've be...

El · El

Oh, I lost it big time today. My serenity went right out the window.....which thank goodness the windows were closed or the neighbors would have heard an earful! I recently posted that I know that my AH's mood can and usually changes as the day goes on. The kind, thoughtful, listening husband in t...

Fooled · Fooled

Today my RAH achieved 45 days of sobriety. Its a big deal because he has never made it past this point ever. (Except for the 90 days straight he was at sea when in the Navy 20 years ago) I have seen a sort of shift in him lately that he is serious and wants this. He has returned to AA and still goes to IOP 3...

Mcat54 · Mcat54

Coming up on a year since I returned to al-anon and grateful for the changes in my life. Thanks to the program and HP, I've set boundaries about pot in my house and excessive drinking, and my husband has complied. I no longer feel compelled to check for levels in bottles. The unmistakable scent of pot hid...

Lucy125 · Lucy125

I guess I need to turn this over to the higher power. I feel so alone. My mom is old, and losing her son was quite a blow.

kadriliisa · kadriliisa

Do you know is there suggested commitment in al anon? I am just thinking how committed everyone should be in small meeting to keep door open kind of.

joker · joker

I was so sick yesterday, I was throwing up, at my sisters house. I talked to the abf and had him pick me up so I can come home. I needed to be home. I had to leave my car behind as I could not drive. Today, I am still ill. I am still planning to leave once I am better. I confronted the abf about his ex-wife going to sp...

hotrod · hotrod

The C2C reading for November 13 speaks about the slogan :"First things first.". It points out that many times we get caught up in trivial matters, and then tend to neglect the most important ones simply because we fail to make time for the important ones.The reading points out that the first t...

serenity47 · serenity47

Today is a day of reflection for me. A year ago my relationship with my AD was in a shambles, life was crazy and I was stressed beyond anything imaginable and felt hopeless that it was ever going to change. Well it has changed in a remarkable way. This weekend was the first time my AD had been back home si...

joker · joker

I am so done with the abf. I am beyond disgusted. I am seeing him for what a selfish prick he really his. On Monday I had to go for surgery on my stomack, he did not take me or pick me up. I made my own arrangements. Yesterday he decided to get drunk and kept me up all night. I am still in a lot of pain. It was major su...

MissM · MissM

Today's c2c likens learning to use our al-anon tools to oiling a saw- it doesn't change the equipment we have but it makes it a lot easier to use what we have and to use those assets in a much more productive way. It points out that we might be skeptical about the usefullness of the process but if we take a lea...

Desperateinnyc · Desperateinnyc

I have struggled for so lomy having the strength and courage to leave my abf..but I believe I am ready. He came back from rehab 3 weeks ago and is back to all his old ways..I think I need to go..for me, and for him. He won't get better while I'm here, and I am getting worse in my own codependency. I am scared..b...

lookingup · lookingup

Not letting others steal or take away my power ,my happiness,has been a tough one for me today,trying to find ways to make it stop or putting a stop to it,some do it in a subtle way others do it openly, ive been belittled,knocked down,used in many ways. all this does to me is keep me down,depressed,low sel...

LinSC · LinSC

Repeatedly bailing them out - of jail, financial problems, other "tight spots" they get themselves intoGiving them "one more chance" - then another...and another...Ignoring the problem - because they get defensive when you bring it up or your hope that it will magically go awayJoining them i...

YARNCRAZY · YARNCRAZY

iM in alot of pain and filled with frustration. Wrenched my back somehow and have been frustrated,angry and confused. Im going to see a back doctor on monday after being to walk in,er and my bone doc. at my bone doc, i was so much in pain, i was crying hysterically. Now I cant look for work til this is resolv...

Worried Wife · Worried Wife

10th anniv here, asked husb to please be straight, supposed to pick me up at work at 5pm to go to dinner. Called him, he's drunk was still at home at 5:10 and he still is not here (it takes 30 mins to get here) 6:10 now no husb. Any thoughts on what I should say?? I am so disapponted and pis!#/^^^ off. Help!

SpiderArcana · SpiderArcana

Back to Step One. I do not have power over control over his drinking, but it has total control over me. That stash I found? Yeah...no new bottles, no idea how old it all is, nothing anywhere. It very well could have been his 'clean out' from when he quit (no idea why he wouldn't have actually thrown them a...

Hopefull15 · Hopefull15

Hello all. I havent been here in a while. Sadly the usual ups and downs of the disease has kept me preoccupied and not putting the focus of my program where I should. So much has occured that is irrepairable but my concern now (and has been for a while) is how to keep him from the kids. He's been in and out of re...

LinSC · LinSC

Detachment is neither kind nor unkind. It does not imply judgement or condemnation of the person or situation from which we are detaching. Seperating ourselves from the adverse effects of another person alcoholism can be a means of detaching: this does not neccessarily require physical seperati...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Today's reading is all about Step 3 and how it's critical to our path for growth. Many of us came to recovery thinking we were well and we just wanted/needed our qualifier to change. We had tried with great intentions to control people, places and things - sincerely believing our way was the correct w...

el-cee · el-cee

I'm making an extra effort today to live our principles and this spiritual program. I don't find it easy and cant do it for every 24 hours in the day but I thought it might help me to write down what it means to me. Begin my day with a gratitude list to remind myself that all is ok and more than that I have so muc...

sarahGee · sarahGee

Why is it that they will never acknowledge or validate anything you say you feel or have felt? I don't understand that side of the A. I'm working on myself so that I don't search for validation anymore, because it's a fruitless effort..but could someone explain why they do that? Ie: if you say "this happ...

Lucy125 · Lucy125

OMG I am so angry. Now I have to clean up this mess. His friends are asking me why this happened. I have to tell my mom. The kids never told me he was drinking, I might have at least staged an intervention. Now it's all over. The pain is so much.

MissM · MissM

I've had a very bad day. My response is, I've booked myself in to get my motorbike license. Hell yeah

Woo!

MissM · MissM

Mother is in India. She wasn't very nice to me in the weeks leading up to her time away, and to be honest I've dreaded hearing from her. The day she left, she messaged me (obviously drunk) from the airport bar to tell me she was going to have a miserable time because my siblings were fighting and having dram...

FooledMeTwice · FooledMeTwice

I am really struggling today. I can't get my ex ABF off my mind and am still in disbelief that after 8 years together he ended everything between us to work on his sobriety - and he ended it in a text message no less. I know we are all in control of our own happiness and I need to focus on me etc. etc. But it's b...

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

It is so hard to stay on my side of the street at the moment and not rush in and meddle. UGH .. queen of the meddlers is what I am at times. I'm watching someone I care about go through some really messy stuff .. that whole watching a train wreck seeing the train wreck and kind of saying ummm .. do you even see t...

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	Well he passed away (Preview) Thank you everyone on here for helping me during this dark time. My al anon group was a great help to me. I am certain there will be more dark days to come. I could not have done it without you. I am sad he could not find recovery, but it was a great gift to me and my mom. It's a gift to my whole family. Once aga...	Lucy125	17	676	Nov 19, 2016 by Lucy125
	Courage to Change 11=19-2016 (Preview) The C2C reading for November 19 speaks about how we felt when we first enter Al-Anon and the soul sickness that brings us into the rooms. The reading indicates that we come because we think we're going to learn how to fix our loved ones because Alcoholism has affected our lives in such a powerful wa...	hotrod	1	469	Nov 19, 2016 by Iamhere
	Out of control (Preview) I'm feeling like I am out of control. Is it normal to feel this way when first getting to the hard part of the program? I feel lost, like I've lost everything I've ever known. I don't know how to behave. I was used to behaving a certain way, a way that obviously wasn't working for me or anyone around me, but a...	sarahGee	4	554	Nov 18, 2016 by e_i_m
	Narcissists, Alcohol and divorce (Preview) Is it more difficult for a diagnosed narcissist to recover from Alcohol addiction and divorce? My loved one was a secret alcoholic. Anyone else dealt with a secret alcoholic?	Lucy125	11	667	Nov 18, 2016 by Lucy125
	Courage to Change (C2C) 11/18/16 (Preview) Today's reading talks about the extensive ways our sanity can be restored with the Second Step of our program. So many of us arrive at Al-Anon and struggle to realize the limited ways we experience life. There is no doubt that being restored to sanity includes the ability to function responsibly an...	Iamhere	5	519	Nov 18, 2016 by Iamhere
	Obsessive/Impolsive Behaviour (Preview) Does anyone else have obsessive or Impolsive behaviours? I have found I impulse shop if I'm feeling anxious, down or if I just have a thought. I'm also this way with sugary sweet things. Also thank you for the warm welcome.ð	Miss A	4	552	Nov 18, 2016 by Iamhere
	Courage to Change (C2C) 11/16/16 (Preview) I am posting a day early as I'm having company from out of town tomorrow.... The daily reading talks about how important the phrase we here often -- Keep Coming Back -- is. No matter how short or long we've been exposed to our program of recovery, we are reminded that we can come back to the program basics...	Iamhere	2	493	Nov 17, 2016 by lookingup
	Feeling insecure (Preview) Since my break up with my ex ABF I am realizing how insecure I really am, and that its fueled most of my anxiety. I have been asking my higher power to help me push away negative thoughts but would like to know some things you all might do to help you when dealing with this.	ItsAllAboutMeMC	5	621	Nov 17, 2016 by Iamhere
	flashbacks (Preview) My AH is sober 52 days. I am grateful for his sobriety and working hard to forgive and let go. I really don't want to relive his past transgressions. The really ugly stuff. I am trying to focus on today. Sometimes though I get flashbacks of times when he was active. For example, when he came hom...	Fooled	5	529	Nov 17, 2016 by Lucy125
	The language we use (Preview) Reading some of these posts got me thinking. It really is important that we watch what we say around the A and how we say it. I haven't finished all of my CAL but I'm learning a lot from what I've read. We get blamed for a lot. And then feel the need to stick up for ourselves and that just keeps the cycle going. T...	sarahGee	11	711	Nov 17, 2016 by 2HP
	Conceit, vanity and ego (Preview) Yesterdays reading was a good one, all about how when we take a hurt it can be because we think the whole world revolves around us and we get upset when a person or situation doesn't go our way. Wow, this is me right now and I hadn't linked it to being conceited, I had to look that word up and it means being egot...	el-cee	11	684	Nov 17, 2016 by el-cee
	Caught myself! (Preview) My sons are responsible for their school work each day after school. I work late & as a single mom I've had to put a lot of faith into them that they would complete what needs to be completed. It's easy to sneak things by me, I am not fully aware of each individual assignment. Anyway, I happened to hear...	sarahGee	2	406	Nov 16, 2016 by Iamhere
	One Day at a Time (Preview) I have always struggled with staying in the present, I always plan for the future. Wether it be next month or three years from now. I don't start thinking from the beginning, I start thinking about the end result. I've noticed if I don't have a plan in place I get anxious. I'd say this need for control st...	Miss A	4	564	Nov 16, 2016 by Iamhere
	What do I do now??? (Preview) Hi everyone! I am new here but already feeling grateful to have found this resource. I am 42 yrs old. Both parents struggled with addiction (drugs, food and alcohol) my ENTIRE life, causing me (oldest child in the family) to often times feel like the parent. Fast forward to May of this year, my mom a...	babyhorsie	4	517	Nov 16, 2016 by Iamhere
	Control (Preview) My now grown kids are both successfully married and on their own,have been for several yrs now,still miss them, especially my 3 grandsons by my daughter I never get to see for their father joined airforce way back when they were babies now teens except 1 will be soon,oldest is 16 ,my daughter and her hub...	lookingup	3	508	Nov 16, 2016 by hotrod
	Trying to co-exist with a dry drunk (Preview) I haven't been on here in awhile but when I'm struggling I get on here and read all of your stories and I am so thankful for this group. But my AH has been progressively getting worse with his disease. He has since quit going out partying to now drinking all day/night in our garage. Last weekend it got so bad...	Dlove	9	636	Nov 16, 2016 by Kim C
	Garfield (Preview) Over a year ago, we had a stray kitty show up at our door. We like to support strays by feeding them and keeping water bowls out. This kitty would show up and disappear again, so we figured he was living the good life with other gigs out there providing his needs. His orange color, enormous head, and his...	2HP	7	854	Nov 16, 2016 by serenity47
	11/16/16 Courage to Change – “Let Go and Let God” (Preview) This reading is a great follow up to yesterday's Hope for Today reading, which highlighted the various ways the AlAnon slogan "Let Go and Let God" can be used. Today's C2C looks at what we can try if we are having difficulty with the 'letting go' part. Some have found success with visualizing turning th...	Enigmatic	5	2659	Nov 16, 2016 by Iamhere
	Dangerous black and white thinking (Preview) I believe more than anything, this idea of 100 percent perfection or 100 percent failure caused my brother to die. Apparently, the people who knew he was alcoholic, said he tried to quit, but would quickly become discouraged after a relapse. He clearly needed professional help, but was afraid, be...	Lucy125	7	775	Nov 15, 2016 by Lucy125
	Trying to move forward (Preview) hi, Alanon Family, Been reading a lot here, to help me get strength. Reading lots of posts on divorce, taking comfort in the fact so many others have trod this beaten path. Finally told my AH this weekend that I am ready to move forward with divorce. Been living apart for 15 months, and I don't see much wi...	oceanpine	5	478	Nov 15, 2016 by e_i_m
	Step 6 on the Step Board (Preview) http://stepwork.activeboard.com/t62899870/alanon-step-6-11-15-2016/Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active...	hotrod	0	376	Nov 15, 2016 by hotrod
	TAKE it easy on me (Preview) Im currently recovering through treatment and time from this wreched back. Im having a MRI THUrs. Gave myself a talking to this morning about taking it easy on myself and lowering my expectations on myself during this healing. First me than others right now. My house is a mess,laundry etc but i cant do...	YARNCRAZY	1	495	Nov 15, 2016 by Iamhere
	Sister in recovery has never made amends but says it's unfair to use her past against her (Preview) I'm posting here because I don't know where else to post this. My sister got out of prison 2 years ago. Before that she was on all kinds of drugs and into many illegal activities. She now lives in a recovery house. Before going to prison she stole about $6000 worth of things from me. This is nothing compare...	Familyofaddicts	6	612	Nov 15, 2016 by Iamhere
	LYING/I Am shocked. (Preview) I called all the relatives, what few there are, to tell them of my brother's passing. Apparently, he lied to them about me and said I had cut him out of our lives! He also lied about them as I found out my cousin did not forbid him from attending funeral. My cousin said she confronted him about what she th...	Lucy125	6	513	Nov 15, 2016 by sarahGee
	My dad has died (Preview) So my alcoholic father has now died. I dont feel anything at all. Is this normal? This man was never ever there for me, he was always in the pub. Its like nothing has changed and nothing has happened...am I normal?	kittenpea	10	1817	Nov 15, 2016 by tiredtonite
	Doesn't feel great, but reality is a good place to be (Preview) AH chose to stay up late watching tv. He is now tired. He also asked "how much am I required to participate today?" To which I responded, "You get to chooses for yourself." (Yay tools!) But then I asked, "Are you low energy? It sounds like you don't want to hang out with us." (Woops, maybe shouldn't poke t...	Taraxacum	8	489	Nov 15, 2016 by Taraxacum
	Hope for Today Nov 15 (Preview) good morning everybody- Today's reading is about the slogan 'Let Go and Let God'. The thought for the day reminds us that the order of wording in this slogan is important- in order for us to turn things over to our HP, we have to be able to stop clutching at them. I have been thinking about the opening of th...	yanksfan51	3	554	Nov 15, 2016 by Iamhere
	11/14/16 One Day at a Time in AlAnon – Prayer/Gratitude (Preview) Today's reading points to the power of prayer and gratitude in our recovery. When we are struggling, a plea for help from our higher power may be all we can manage. The help we receive from such a prayer can really boost our faith and confidence in our hp. Prayer can also convey our gratitude for this life...	Enigmatic	4	2084	Nov 15, 2016 by Iamhere
	What is emotional unavailability? (Preview) What does it mean if someone is emotionally unavailable? Does it mean they aren't/cant meet our needs and if so is it our jobs to deal with these needs? Are alanon folks needy people just as part of our own dis-ease? Is our higher power the answer to our perceived needs? Also, are we alanoners attracted...	el-cee	9	3230	Nov 15, 2016 by el-cee
	Hi all (Preview) Woke up this rainy Saturday morning with an inner confidence. Following what felt like a battering over the last few days in my mind and attitudes. It feels like i am coming out the other end having had a darn good kick about and review of my outdated thinking patterns. A lot of completely unfounded guil...	Calm Lady	12	795	Nov 14, 2016 by Jerry F
	DavidG (Preview) Aloha David and Kalamai...just got home from my morning meeting and heard of the monster earth quake on your island. Hope you and the family are safe and secure and HP is holding on to you. Let us know how it goes brother. ((((hugs)))) -- Edited by Jerry F on Sunday 13th of November 2016 03:43:45 PM	Jerry F	10	602	Nov 14, 2016 by Jen61
	Blame verses Accountability (Preview) Blame is useless. It's all about spinning the wheels. Accountability is different. I should have held the person in my life accountable. When his behavior was bad, long before the alcohol, I should have said, and calmly stated how I wanted to be treated. I was afraid of confrontation. I just didn't...	Lucy125	5	2996	Nov 14, 2016 by Lucy125
	What do you all do? (Preview) I was just curious as to how you handle when the alcoholic in your life is drunk and says awful crazy things? Obviously I feel like what I have done in the past doesn't work or at least feel like the right thing. I usually just ignore it unless it really upsets me, then I'll bring it up the next day. Is this beh...	vvv	9	578	Nov 14, 2016 by Jerry F
	Let it begin with me....? (Preview) The last few weeks have been really great between my AH and I. It feels like things suddenly magically got a lot better between us. I know that isn't the case (the sudden magic part) but I think what has happened is that as I've practiced the program he's picked up some things along the way too. I've be...	KT2015	4	492	Nov 14, 2016 by El
	Blip in my serenity (Preview) Oh, I lost it big time today. My serenity went right out the window.....which thank goodness the windows were closed or the neighbors would have heard an earful! I recently posted that I know that my AH's mood can and usually changes as the day goes on. The kind, thoughtful, listening husband in t...	El	9	505	Nov 14, 2016 by El
	Life is not fair (Preview) Today my RAH achieved 45 days of sobriety. Its a big deal because he has never made it past this point ever. (Except for the 90 days straight he was at sea when in the Navy 20 years ago) I have seen a sort of shift in him lately that he is serious and wants this. He has returned to AA and still goes to IOP 3...	Fooled	18	671	Nov 14, 2016 by Iamhere
	Progress after a year, thinking still distorted (Preview) Coming up on a year since I returned to al-anon and grateful for the changes in my life. Thanks to the program and HP, I've set boundaries about pot in my house and excessive drinking, and my husband has complied. I no longer feel compelled to check for levels in bottles. The unmistakable scent of pot hid...	Mcat54	3	533	Nov 14, 2016 by Fooled
	I am afraid my mom is going to decline over this (Preview) I guess I need to turn this over to the higher power. I feel so alone. My mom is old, and losing her son was quite a blow.	Lucy125	3	474	Nov 13, 2016 by serenity47
	Suggested commitment in small al anon mtg? (Preview) Do you know is there suggested commitment in al anon? I am just thinking how committed everyone should be in small meeting to keep door open kind of.	kadriliisa	1	438	Nov 13, 2016 by hotrod
	focusing on today (Preview) I was so sick yesterday, I was throwing up, at my sisters house. I talked to the abf and had him pick me up so I can come home. I needed to be home. I had to leave my car behind as I could not drive. Today, I am still ill. I am still planning to leave once I am better. I confronted the abf about his ex-wife going to sp...	joker	0	337	Nov 13, 2016 by joker
	Courage to Change reading for 11-13-2016 (Preview) The C2C reading for November 13 speaks about the slogan :"First things first.". It points out that many times we get caught up in trivial matters, and then tend to neglect the most important ones simply because we fail to make time for the important ones.The reading points out that the first t...	hotrod	2	750	Nov 13, 2016 by Enigmatic
	A lot can change in a year (Preview) Today is a day of reflection for me. A year ago my relationship with my AD was in a shambles, life was crazy and I was stressed beyond anything imaginable and felt hopeless that it was ever going to change. Well it has changed in a remarkable way. This weekend was the first time my AD had been back home si...	serenity47	5	515	Nov 13, 2016 by Iamhere
	I have hit my bottom (Preview) I am so done with the abf. I am beyond disgusted. I am seeing him for what a selfish prick he really his. On Monday I had to go for surgery on my stomack, he did not take me or pick me up. I made my own arrangements. Yesterday he decided to get drunk and kept me up all night. I am still in a lot of pain. It was major su...	joker	7	551	Nov 13, 2016 by el-cee
	Courage to Change 12/11 (Preview) Today's c2c likens learning to use our al-anon tools to oiling a saw- it doesn't change the equipment we have but it makes it a lot easier to use what we have and to use those assets in a much more productive way. It points out that we might be skeptical about the usefullness of the process but if we take a lea...	MissM	3	454	Nov 12, 2016 by e_i_m
	I think I can leave now... (Preview) I have struggled for so lomy having the strength and courage to leave my abf..but I believe I am ready. He came back from rehab 3 weeks ago and is back to all his old ways..I think I need to go..for me, and for him. He won't get better while I'm here, and I am getting worse in my own codependency. I am scared..b...	Desperateinnyc	7	545	Nov 12, 2016 by pinkchip
	Keeping my power (Preview) Not letting others steal or take away my power ,my happiness,has been a tough one for me today,trying to find ways to make it stop or putting a stop to it,some do it in a subtle way others do it openly, ive been belittled,knocked down,used in many ways. all this does to me is keep me down,depressed,low sel...	lookingup	5	542	Nov 12, 2016 by lookingup
	ENABLING examples of (Preview) Repeatedly bailing them out - of jail, financial problems, other "tight spots" they get themselves intoGiving them "one more chance" - then another...and another...Ignoring the problem - because they get defensive when you bring it up or your hope that it will magically go awayJoining them i...	LinSC	17	816	Nov 12, 2016 by LinSC
	SIDELINED (Preview) iM in alot of pain and filled with frustration. Wrenched my back somehow and have been frustrated,angry and confused. Im going to see a back doctor on monday after being to walk in,er and my bone doc. at my bone doc, i was so much in pain, i was crying hysterically. Now I cant look for work til this is resolv...	YARNCRAZY	1	387	Nov 12, 2016 by Iamhere
	Happy wedding anniversary NOT (Preview) 10th anniv here, asked husb to please be straight, supposed to pick me up at work at 5pm to go to dinner. Called him, he's drunk was still at home at 5:10 and he still is not here (it takes 30 mins to get here) 6:10 now no husb. Any thoughts on what I should say?? I am so disapponted and pis!#/^^^ off. Help!	Worried Wife	5	458	Nov 12, 2016 by FooledMeTwice
	I have totally lost control (Preview) Back to Step One. I do not have power over control over his drinking, but it has total control over me. That stash I found? Yeah...no new bottles, no idea how old it all is, nothing anywhere. It very well could have been his 'clean out' from when he quit (no idea why he wouldn't have actually thrown them a...	SpiderArcana	4	468	Nov 12, 2016 by Iamhere
	Keeping the kids from him (Preview) Hello all. I havent been here in a while. Sadly the usual ups and downs of the disease has kept me preoccupied and not putting the focus of my program where I should. So much has occured that is irrepairable but my concern now (and has been for a while) is how to keep him from the kids. He's been in and out of re...	Hopefull15	6	488	Nov 12, 2016 by Iamhere
	DETACHMENT? (Preview) Detachment is neither kind nor unkind. It does not imply judgement or condemnation of the person or situation from which we are detaching. Seperating ourselves from the adverse effects of another person alcoholism can be a means of detaching: this does not neccessarily require physical seperati...	LinSC	23	1116	Nov 11, 2016 by LinSC
	Courage to Change (C2C) 11/11/16hen (Preview) Today's reading is all about Step 3 and how it's critical to our path for growth. Many of us came to recovery thinking we were well and we just wanted/needed our qualifier to change. We had tried with great intentions to control people, places and things - sincerely believing our way was the correct w...	Iamhere	3	508	Nov 11, 2016 by Enigmatic
	Trying to be in Gods will today! (Preview) I'm making an extra effort today to live our principles and this spiritual program. I don't find it easy and cant do it for every 24 hours in the day but I thought it might help me to write down what it means to me. Begin my day with a gratitude list to remind myself that all is ok and more than that I have so muc...	el-cee	9	562	Nov 11, 2016 by KT2015
	I know I'm not going to get any closure but.. (Preview) Why is it that they will never acknowledge or validate anything you say you feel or have felt? I don't understand that side of the A. I'm working on myself so that I don't search for validation anymore, because it's a fruitless effort..but could someone explain why they do that? Ie: if you say "this happ...	sarahGee	24	728	Nov 11, 2016 by KT2015
	He's going to die this evening (Preview) OMG I am so angry. Now I have to clean up this mess. His friends are asking me why this happened. I have to tell my mom. The kids never told me he was drinking, I might have at least staged an intervention. Now it's all over. The pain is so much.	Lucy125	16	634	Nov 11, 2016 by Lucy125
	Woohoo (Preview) I've had a very bad day. My response is, I've booked myself in to get my motorbike license. Hell yeah Woo!	MissM	10	500	Nov 11, 2016 by KennyFenderjazz
	Messages from India. (Preview) Mother is in India. She wasn't very nice to me in the weeks leading up to her time away, and to be honest I've dreaded hearing from her. The day she left, she messaged me (obviously drunk) from the airport bar to tell me she was going to have a miserable time because my siblings were fighting and having dram...	MissM	7	2282	Nov 11, 2016 by sarahGee
	Emotional, bad day (Preview) I am really struggling today. I can't get my ex ABF off my mind and am still in disbelief that after 8 years together he ended everything between us to work on his sobriety - and he ended it in a text message no less. I know we are all in control of our own happiness and I need to focus on me etc. etc. But it's b...	FooledMeTwice	8	520	Nov 11, 2016 by el-cee
	My side of the street .. (Preview) It is so hard to stay on my side of the street at the moment and not rush in and meddle. UGH .. queen of the meddlers is what I am at times. I'm watching someone I care about go through some really messy stuff .. that whole watching a train wreck seeing the train wreck and kind of saying ummm .. do you even see t...	SerenityRUS	1	416	Nov 11, 2016 by Iamhere
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