Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

confused · confused

I just read the roller coaster post and wow!! i am certainly not alone. I also read a reply about journaling and remembered that I had said that on the last ride. Perhaps I will start tonight. I am sitting here while my A is "at a meeting" I highly doubt that is the case, as I have that gut feeling that he h...

Tammy · Tammy

Here I sit it is 1am and my A was suppose to be home hours ago. NO phone call nothing. I am sure he is sitting somewhere with his friends drunk.. Just when I think I am making progress, this happens and I realize I am so LOST.. My heart is racing and I cant believe he is doing this AGAIN.. We are sup...

nycbt · nycbt

I am looking forward to a nice relaxing evening. I am hoping that nothing happens, but it any thing does there nothing I can do. I am however going to try and go to a meeting. I am glad this work day is going well talk to you all again.

cdb · cdb

I am so sorry for both your losses that you talked about yesterday in the room. My heart goes out to you as you grieve. I cannot know how it feels to have a loved one die of alcoholism but I can feel a tiny bit of how you must feel. I prayed hard for both of you last night as I could feel some of your pain. I hope my ta...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

SEPTEMBER 12 >Healing > >We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow >healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves >to recognize that there are many steps to be taken along >the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity.... > #######ROSIE>&g...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Hi, the post below reminded me of my husband. He would drink Listerine for the alcohol, he would use mouthwash in his truck, breath mints abounded in his truck, pockets. Anything to cover up his drinking (even though I knew). I would get sick at the thought of his drin...

Karilynn · Karilynn

Hello, Just thought I'd bring you up to date on the wierd situation. She called me again this morning at work. This was 6am in the morning folks. I made it clear to her that this was totallly unacceptable behavior as was her past behavior. I also made it clear that if she continued to talk to the employ...

twinmom2 · twinmom2

Today's message in the ODAT talks about a husband and wife who have this beautiful home with all this great material stuff, but their relationship is wrought with unrelenting bitterness. Neither one of them gives an inch or is willing to compromise their needs, wants, and desires. So i...

kathy570 · kathy570

Good Morning All, Yes, I am still around. I have been having alot of Fybro trouble ans when I am feeling better, I am trying to catch up on house things. When I do my morning readings & prayers, I always include the Serenity Prayer. I have added a little bit to it and though I would lik...

Kim · Kim

Well, he called this morning after asking him to leave me alone. Asked if I had called him (I hadn't). I said "No" and merely stated that while you're on the phone I would be going to the DMV today and needed the info on the car. (VIN# etc). He didn't have it and would call h...

melanieL · melanieL

Feeling quite anxious again. My ex A has gone to Canada for two weeks (we live in the UK) , mostly to visit his girlfriend, but i understand AA has paid for his flights because he will be attending meetings in toronto as a guest speaker. Feel so angry and hurt that he is seeing this women and i w...

gardengal · gardengal

This slogan helps us gain perspective. If we can take the time to think about what really matters to us, we may include such concerns as health, serenity, adequate food and shelter and loving support from others. Each of us is free to determine for ourselves what truly is of value, but most of us agree th...

kerry5 · kerry5

Natural Highs Think about them one at a time BEFORE going on to the next one... 1. Falling in love. 2. Laughing so hard your face hurts. 3. A hot shower. 4. No lines at the supermarket 5. A special glance. 6. Getting mail 7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. 8.. Hearing your favorite song...

haximon · haximon

[[ room ]] thank you all for putting up with me this last month! I found another healthy obsession this town has...gardening. Someone I knew from a meeting introduced me to the area called Ladd's Addition. There is one main garden, with four subordinate, seperate ones. Roses and rhododendr...

toto12 · toto12

Dear friends, Once again locked out of the chatroom. It says webmaster closed......before it even enters. Is it me? gRRRR: TOTO

JSSuggs · JSSuggs

I don't know if my hubby is a full blown alcolholic or just a problem drink/alcolhol abuser. However, he is 34 years old and acts as if he is still in college. I have asked him to seek help for his drinking but his only answer is "I don't have a problem". He isn't abusive or nasty. He holds a very good job and lo...

Candacem · Candacem

Forgive me, I don't know if I am in the right place to be doing this or not. I feel at the end of my emotional rope here and need to reach out. They don't have Alanon meetings close to me and I am not sure what other resources are available to me. My story, I met and fell in love with a fel...

Kim · Kim

He called back this evening to see how I was doing. "not well" was all I could muster. "me neither" is all he could reply. I said that I think it's better that he leaves me alone for a good while. I hung up the phone. I'm just too tired. The other day mar posted about Fridays and how...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Keep at It Keep practicing your recovery behaviors, even when they feel awkward, even when they haven't quite taken yet, even if you don't get it yet. ######ROSIE>>>>well that is what i am doing...i made an *i love me* tape casette with loving words to me, i love...

Heather1 · Heather1

I filed for divorce in June from my A husband because I couldn't take the turmoil anymore. We have been together 17 years and he's still in the house...won't leave until the judge orders it. I'm not leaving because I want my son with his friends in the neighborhood and I feel emotion...

confused · confused

I a having a REALLY hard time letting go today. My stepdaughter moved out 6 months ago. My husband and I have had custody of her since she was 8 and she is now 17. She moved back with her mother who for most of that time was not in her life at all. Years without contact. We had fought for custody of her for 5 years...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

SEPTEMBER 11 >Conflict and Detachment >------ >In a relationship, there are those wonderful times when >things go smoothly for both people, and neither person >needs to focus too heavily on the concept of detachment. >But there are those challenging times when one person is &...

krislee · krislee

Hello everyone. My name is Kristi and both of my parents are alcoholics and my husband is a drug addict. I want to talk about my husband right now. We have 2 wonderful boys together (my oldest is his stepson). When I met my husband he was 18 and I was 24. I am not exactly sur...

Karilynn · Karilynn

Hello roomies, I was going to do this last night, but I guess I was pretty stunned by it to think clearly. I need your help and infinite wisdom here. It's not earth shattering, but strange. There is this woman who is in my A's Home Group. He loves this group and it's the only one he's stuck with this...

ditto · ditto

I talked to him today. I told him that I would like a divorce. I asked if we could keep it civil and not fight as we have not been married that long. I have asked for only what I brought into the marriage. I have told him that what he brought into the marriage is his. He is very angry and up...

mastiff · mastiff

God is good. All four biopsies came back negative for cancer. whhoooow what a relief finding out that news was. I only talked to his M.A. today, tomarrow i will talk to the doc himself and find out what he wants to do with the "pre-cancerous cells that are there. I'm just plum t...

Kim · Kim

It got worse. It kept getting worse. He has threatened me with a lot these last fews days. He has done none of them. He has caused misery beyone belief, and misery I shouldn't allow him to make me feel. But I do, just the same. He has never been this vindictive. But, I guess I never had st...

Jersey · Jersey

My A came to me tonight and apologized for everything I have had to go through with his drinking (This is a first....he always says 'don't apologize if you're if just going to keep doing it'). He said he knew he had to be done drinking and is going to a meeting tomorrow night. The first...

poenacanalis · poenacanalis

I was just browsing the web and I found this website. I'm 20 years old and live with my parents while going to school full-time. I moved out for awhile because I couldn't stand being in the same room with my mother. She drinks every single night and acts completely unaware of what has...

nycbt · nycbt

On Saturday the wedding. We went in after the cermony and it was champane and strawberrys, I said to my self here we go with the alchol right away. Well I said to my self there is nothing I can do to stop him from drinking. But I was very tense over it. I had to trust him or the wedding would become a problem. I kn...

hudsond · hudsond

This is the first thing I have done towards AL-Anon. I'm not sure where to begin. I have been married for 2 1/2 years to an alcoholic/addict. He went to rehab in April. Got out saying how it was going to be hard, but he had changed. He did really good for 3 and 1/2 months.&n...

Jersey · Jersey

I'm so tired of the same games and it makes me angry that I get sucked into it. In a nut shell: He gets drunk, I get emotional (sad, angry, ect.), he passes out, I'm up half the night with anxiety, mulling over the events, our future, ect., in my mind. The next morning he might have a hang over...

browneyes · browneyes

Hi All Hope everyone is doing ok. Just wanted to share some good things that I have been doing for myself and children. After my A took out more than 600 dollars last month for drugs, I was upset to say the least. So I went and opened up savings accounts for me and my children, in cas...

UncleLou · UncleLou

Need to vent some other stuff again. See my last post for some background. Went out to dinner/movie/coffee with my AA sponsor and some others last night. My son calls me several times during the movie so I finally pick up my phone. Says he’s at a friend’s house and wants to know if I can come pick him up wi...

whitie · whitie

I just want to thank you all for sharing your E,S,&H. I decided to journal today. It's been about a year, I know my bad as my son would say! Anyway it's a great way for me to see my progress just when I'm starting to feel stuck, like I haven't grown at all. This program and you people have given me my life ba...

mastiff · mastiff

With all those who lost their lives on this day with the terriorist attack in mind, i was praying for their familys. Today must be a hard day for them. And all the thinking of today got me thinking of tomarrow. I wonder if they would have known there won't be a tomarrow if...

dadrrb1 · dadrrb1

Two Wolves One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy,sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment,...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

SEPTEMBER 10 >Self-Approval > > >Since childhood, some of us have been trying to get >approval, trying to get people to like us and think highly >of us. We may be afraid people will leave us if they >disapprove of our actions. We may look for approval from >peop...

Kim · Kim

Well, he's topped himself. He calls to leave me a message that he's stopped payment on the insurance check and that he checked with the police already and that since we are married there's nothing I can do b/c it's considered marital property. So there you have it...he has become truly evil.&nb...

sunny1 · sunny1

Well hello, this is my first time to your site. have been feeling overwhelmed the past week and to top it off I have missplaced or maybe have even lost my Courage to change book. I missed my meeting this week and it was the first one since I started the program back in May. I fell upon thi...

englishgirl86 · englishgirl86

hi, i'm new. i'm from england as the name suggests. i was just wondering if anyone is in a similar situation to me and could offer any advice. my dad has been drinking heavily for a few years now. he refuses to seek professional help as says he can deal with it on his own; he can't. almost a year has past since...

gottago · gottago

I have been with my husband for 17 years, I have three children, 20, 17 and 15. My older two children are from my first marriage and my 15 year son is from my current marriage. I currently support the entire family as my husband has not had a steady job in two years. My job is very demanding an...

Powerless · Powerless

It is official! I have lost what little was left of my mind. I have gone crazy, completely around the bend. I fell into his crazy-making rollercoaster ride again. He says he can't live with my ten year old son anymore...I actually suggested that my son live with his father for a whil...

Shan · Shan

This is my first time here. I have read some posts and feel I can get some good advice. My boyfriend and I met 2 years ago. One month after being together he told me that he was a cocaine user. He knew that I felt very strongly against it and knew he had to quit if he wanted to be with me.&n...

kimmie · kimmie

Well things are going well, I guess. My "A" seems real happy when he wakes up and all day, and he's been joking around with me and laughing. Which is all great, but he wont talk about recovery. I tried to bring it up again and he gets snappy and doesnt want to talk about it. This wo...

jj · jj

I have been doing alot of thinking lately and some times I think that it is unhealthy to think to much, what I would rather be doing is just living one day at a time and enjoying all the things I have to be greatful for. I do try but sometimes it is hard... I think that all of this thinking is becau...

marmare · marmare

I have been hating Fridays! This is the day that my A designates as go to the bar night. I started thinking yesterday, I have not been good to myself. Since preparing for the boys to go back to school, teaching the 18 yr old to drive, etc. etc. in the past 2 weeks I have neglecte...

Siverhusk · Siverhusk

This is going to be pretty hard to type, I really don't know any of you guys but I just wanted to share my story. The last time I posted was 3 weeks ago today, I had a question about making a phone call and turning my husband in (he was ordered to attend outpatient treatment and to not drink at all, they w...

Kim · Kim

Hello roomies..... Ironically enough last night as I started posting about a totally different subjectmy A called to say that he f**** up and got high the night before. I could hear in his voice that he was still drunk and he admitted to it. He was crying (of course) and saying he needed a friend...

confused · confused

Hi all - I seem to be watching myself slip right back to where I was before my a went into rehab in July. He has been home almost 4 weeks. The first two i was home also, however, I am a techer and school started last week so I am back at work. My A quit his job when he came out of rehab. His boss had been selling h...

Powerless · Powerless

I am not sure where to start. A fter my husband got outof detox a couple of months ago, he has not worked a program, but certainly has been acting as a normal husband should. We had been getting along really well. Yesterday, he called me at work as he had gotten off early. He so...

kerry5 · kerry5

I have so much trouble understanding HP. Sometimes i feel like things happen in punishement for the bad things i think or say or do. I have an anger problem but i am not violent. I dont understand why things that are happening, are happening know what i mean? This year has been, i guess hell, and so very fas...

ditto · ditto

I am very dissappointed. This attorney was recommended to me and I also checked out her ratings in Matindale Hubble. So, I was expecting something more than an attorney with pat responses and self-serving advice -- especially since I was paying a very high hourly rate in excess of $250....

UncleLou · UncleLou

Just need to vent some stuff. I’m feeling like a real chump right now. I’m sober 2 years. 2 weeks after the divorce is final, my ex comes home from a vacation with our kids and her boyfriend and his kids and hits me with tears saying she’s not sure if she made a mistake, she’s sorry for the way she treated me...

megan · megan

Could someone please chair the Sunday 7pm meeting for me? I am on vacation in lake louise canada and the internet connection is somewhat unreliable. thank-you Megan

Weez · Weez

I have fallen off the Alanon wagon because things were going good here with my "A", 7 months without a problem, 7 months without a binge, 7 months without a hurtful argument about his drinking to excess and my inability to cope with it. Tonight it happened. It's 4 am, I have to work in 2 hours...

haximon · haximon

Now i've been here 30 days/and now i'm learning Portland ways/message given loud and clear/we don't want you new ones here! I took a major social lick/from a local coffee clique/message given loud and clear/we don't want your friendship here! I'm out on a social limb/didn'...

kimmie · kimmie

OK well my Pastor had something different in mind than the Alanon way. He said that just letting him drink and not saying anything was not helping him, and that I should not alow him to do so in our house and around our child, soon to be children. He gave me a lot of options to tell my "A". ...

nycbt · nycbt

Feeling good about myself. I read the books on step one starting to read on Step two. I feel the energy coming through. I am excited about the way my life is going at this moment. I talked to my husband and he said he mess up and he is mad about that. I know I can’t force him to go to aa but I am hearing that he is goi...

melissajill · melissajill

I am struggling today.I don't know if what I want to do is right. For those of you that have read my other posts, my A has been struggling at work. His co-worker that he has spent the last 2 weekends with has been harrassing him non-stop. I am not saying that he is not at fault but he is the one with the di...

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	empty promises (Preview) I just read the roller coaster post and wow!! i am certainly not alone. I also read a reply about journaling and remembered that I had said that on the last ride. Perhaps I will start tonight. I am sitting here while my A is "at a meeting" I highly doubt that is the case, as I have that gut feeling that he h...	confused	4	668	Sep 13, 2005 by canadianguy
	Feeling like a FOOL yet AGAIN (Preview) Here I sit it is 1am and my A was suppose to be home hours ago. NO phone call nothing. I am sure he is sitting somewhere with his friends drunk.. Just when I think I am making progress, this happens and I realize I am so LOST.. My heart is racing and I cant believe he is doing this AGAIN.. We are sup...	Tammy	6	552	Sep 13, 2005 by marmare
	Look forward (Preview) I am looking forward to a nice relaxing evening. I am hoping that nothing happens, but it any thing does there nothing I can do. I am however going to try and go to a meeting. I am glad this work day is going well talk to you all again.	nycbt	1	489	Sep 13, 2005 by shimo
	Footprints and Hopefull,,your losses (Preview) I am so sorry for both your losses that you talked about yesterday in the room. My heart goes out to you as you grieve. I cannot know how it feels to have a loved one die of alcoholism but I can feel a tiny bit of how you must feel. I prayed hard for both of you last night as I could feel some of your pain. I hope my ta...	cdb	1	540	Sep 13, 2005 by ednaxray
	trusting in the process of healing (Preview) SEPTEMBER 12 >Healing > >We should learn not to grow impatient with the slow >healing process of time. We should discipline ourselves >to recognize that there are many steps to be taken along >the highway leading from sorrow to renewed serenity.... > #######ROSIE>&g...	rosie light shines	0	498	Sep 13, 2005 by rosie light shines
	Listerine, mouthwash, Mints, pills (Preview) Hi, the post below reminded me of my husband. He would drink Listerine for the alcohol, he would use mouthwash in his truck, breath mints abounded in his truck, pockets. Anything to cover up his drinking (even though I knew). I would get sick at the thought of his drin...	wallsal55	2	698	Sep 13, 2005 by debi
	Wierd update (Preview) Hello, Just thought I'd bring you up to date on the wierd situation. She called me again this morning at work. This was 6am in the morning folks. I made it clear to her that this was totallly unacceptable behavior as was her past behavior. I also made it clear that if she continued to talk to the employ...	Karilynn	4	534	Sep 13, 2005 by jj
	Today's ODAT hits home (Preview) Today's message in the ODAT talks about a husband and wife who have this beautiful home with all this great material stuff, but their relationship is wrought with unrelenting bitterness. Neither one of them gives an inch or is willing to compromise their needs, wants, and desires. So i...	twinmom2	0	511	Sep 13, 2005 by twinmom2
	Both Sides of the Fence Sept.15/05 (Preview) Good Morning All, Yes, I am still around. I have been having alot of Fybro trouble ans when I am feeling better, I am trying to catch up on house things. When I do my morning readings & prayers, I always include the Serenity Prayer. I have added a little bit to it and though I would lik...	kathy570	0	522	Sep 13, 2005 by kathy570
	continuing to stay off the ride (Preview) Well, he called this morning after asking him to leave me alone. Asked if I had called him (I hadn't). I said "No" and merely stated that while you're on the phone I would be going to the DMV today and needed the info on the car. (VIN# etc). He didn't have it and would call h...	Kim	3	553	Sep 13, 2005 by megan
	the pity pot (Preview) Feeling quite anxious again. My ex A has gone to Canada for two weeks (we live in the UK) , mostly to visit his girlfriend, but i understand AA has paid for his flights because he will be attending meetings in toronto as a guest speaker. Feel so angry and hurt that he is seeing this women and i w...	melanieL	0	456	Sep 13, 2005 by melanieL
	HOW IMPORTANT IS IT? (Preview) This slogan helps us gain perspective. If we can take the time to think about what really matters to us, we may include such concerns as health, serenity, adequate food and shelter and loving support from others. Each of us is free to determine for ourselves what truly is of value, but most of us agree th...	gardengal	4	666	Sep 13, 2005 by Anew123
	Natural Highs (Preview) *Natural Highs* Think about them one at a time BEFORE going on to the next one... 1. Falling in love. 2. Laughing so hard your face hurts. 3. A hot shower. 4. No lines at the supermarket 5. A special glance. 6. Getting mail 7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. 8.. Hearing your favorite song...	kerry5	4	578	Sep 13, 2005 by cedarpines
	haxigonian XX (Preview) [[ room ]] *thank you all for putting up with me this last month!* I found another healthy obsession this town has...gardening. Someone I knew from a meeting introduced me to the area called Ladd's Addition. There is one main garden, with four subordinate, seperate ones. Roses and rhododendr...	haximon	3	555	Sep 13, 2005 by Anew123
	what's happening computer?? (Preview) Dear friends, Once again locked out of the chatroom. It says webmaster closed......before it even enters. Is it me? gRRRR: TOTO	toto12	4	518	Sep 12, 2005 by cedarpines
	Hubby advice (Preview) I don't know if my hubby is a full blown alcolholic or just a problem drink/alcolhol abuser. However, he is 34 years old and acts as if he is still in college. I have asked him to seek help for his drinking but his only answer is "I don't have a problem". He isn't abusive or nasty. He holds a very good job and lo...	JSSuggs	4	621	Sep 12, 2005 by abbyal
	Am I in the right place? (Preview) Forgive me, I don't know if I am in the right place to be doing this or not. I feel at the end of my emotional rope here and need to reach out. They don't have Alanon meetings close to me and I am not sure what other resources are available to me. My story, I met and fell in love with a fel...	Candacem	8	922	Sep 12, 2005 by Candacem
	I got of the coaster for today (Preview) He called back this evening to see how I was doing. "not well" was all I could muster. "me neither" is all he could reply. I said that I think it's better that he leaves me alone for a good while. I hung up the phone. I'm just too tired. The other day mar posted about Fridays and how...	Kim	5	619	Sep 12, 2005 by Maria123
	keeping at it..not giving up (Preview) Keep at It Keep practicing your recovery behaviors, even when they feel awkward, even when they haven't quite taken yet, even if you don't get it yet. ######ROSIE>>>>well that is what i am doing...i made an i love me tape casette with loving words to me, i love...	rosie light shines	0	590	Sep 12, 2005 by rosie light shines
	I'm a Fool (Preview) I filed for divorce in June from my A husband because I couldn't take the turmoil anymore. We have been together 17 years and he's still in the house...won't leave until the judge orders it. I'm not leaving because I want my son with his friends in the neighborhood and I feel emotion...	Heather1	6	621	Sep 12, 2005 by Heather1
	she wants to drop out (Preview) I a having a REALLY hard time letting go today. My stepdaughter moved out 6 months ago. My husband and I have had custody of her since she was 8 and she is now 17. She moved back with her mother who for most of that time was not in her life at all. Years without contact. We had fought for custody of her for 5 years...	confused	2	827	Sep 12, 2005 by confused
	i can DETACH..i can FEEL (Preview) SEPTEMBER 11 >Conflict and Detachment >------ >In a relationship, there are those wonderful times when >things go smoothly for both people, and neither person >needs to focus too heavily on the concept of detachment. >But there are those challenging times when one person is &...	rosie light shines	0	454	Sep 12, 2005 by rosie light shines
	New to this - My story (Preview) Hello everyone. My name is Kristi and both of my parents are alcoholics and my husband is a drug addict. I want to talk about my husband right now. We have 2 wonderful boys together (my oldest is his stepson). When I met my husband he was 18 and I was 24. I am not exactly sur...	krislee	2	541	Sep 12, 2005 by hudsond
	This is wierd, what to do? (Preview) Hello roomies, I was going to do this last night, but I guess I was pretty stunned by it to think clearly. I need your help and infinite wisdom here. It's not earth shattering, but strange. There is this woman who is in my A's Home Group. He loves this group and it's the only one he's stuck with this...	Karilynn	12	1059	Sep 12, 2005 by gardengal
	I asked for a divorce (Preview) I talked to him today. I told him that I would like a divorce. I asked if we could keep it civil and not fight as we have not been married that long. I have asked for only what I brought into the marriage. I have told him that what he brought into the marriage is his. He is very angry and up...	ditto	6	621	Sep 12, 2005 by gardengal
	biopsy report (Preview) God is good. All four biopsies came back negative for cancer. whhoooow what a relief finding out that news was. I only talked to his M.A. today, tomarrow i will talk to the doc himself and find out what he wants to do with the "pre-cancerous cells that are there. I'm just plum t...	mastiff	20	1012	Sep 12, 2005 by liza
	the rollercoaster (Preview) It got worse. It kept getting worse. He has threatened me with a lot these last fews days. He has done none of them. He has caused misery beyone belief, and misery I shouldn't allow him to make me feel. But I do, just the same. He has never been this vindictive. But, I guess I never had st...	Kim	4	569	Sep 12, 2005 by canadianguy
	Getting sober? (Preview) My A came to me tonight and apologized for everything I have had to go through with his drinking (This is a first....he always says 'don't apologize if you're if just going to keep doing it'). He said he knew he had to be done drinking and is going to a meeting tomorrow night. The first...	Jersey	4	602	Sep 12, 2005 by bcanuck
	new here (Preview) I was just browsing the web and I found this website. I'm 20 years old and live with my parents while going to school full-time. I moved out for awhile because I couldn't stand being in the same room with my mother. She drinks every single night and acts completely unaware of what has...	poenacanalis	6	579	Sep 12, 2005 by bcanuck
	i LEARNED (Preview) On Saturday the wedding. We went in after the cermony and it was champane and strawberrys, I said to my self here we go with the alchol right away. Well I said to my self there is nothing I can do to stop him from drinking. But I was very tense over it. I had to trust him or the wedding would become a problem. I kn...	nycbt	1	673	Sep 12, 2005 by gknee
	new to this (Preview) This is the first thing I have done towards AL-Anon. I'm not sure where to begin. I have been married for 2 1/2 years to an alcoholic/addict. He went to rehab in April. Got out saying how it was going to be hard, but he had changed. He did really good for 3 and 1/2 months.&n...	hudsond	8	710	Sep 12, 2005 by hudsond
	sucked in (Preview) I'm so tired of the same games and it makes me angry that I get sucked into it. In a nut shell: He gets drunk, I get emotional (sad, angry, ect.), he passes out, I'm up half the night with anxiety, mulling over the events, our future, ect., in my mind. The next morning he might have a hang over...	Jersey	5	695	Sep 12, 2005 by Jersey
	What do you do? (Preview) Hi All Hope everyone is doing ok. Just wanted to share some good things that I have been doing for myself and children. After my A took out more than 600 dollars last month for drugs, I was upset to say the least. So I went and opened up savings accounts for me and my children, in cas...	browneyes	4	620	Sep 11, 2005 by lin0606
	Does she WANT me to relapse? (Preview) Need to vent some other stuff again. See my last post for some background. Went out to dinner/movie/coffee with my AA sponsor and some others last night. My son calls me several times during the movie so I finally pick up my phone. Says he’s at a friend’s house and wants to know if I can come pick him up wi...	UncleLou	14	928	Sep 11, 2005 by lin0606
	Thank you (Preview) I just want to thank you all for sharing your E,S,&H. I decided to journal today. It's been about a year, I know my bad as my son would say! Anyway it's a great way for me to see my progress just when I'm starting to feel stuck, like I haven't grown at all. This program and you people have given me my life ba...	whitie	0	438	Sep 11, 2005 by whitie
	in remembrance (Preview) With all those who lost their lives on this day with the terriorist attack in mind, i was praying for their familys. Today must be a hard day for them. And all the thinking of today got me thinking of tomarrow. I wonder if they would have known there won't be a tomarrow if...	mastiff	1	480	Sep 11, 2005 by Karilynn
	Wisdom for the week (Preview) Two Wolves One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy,sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment,...	dadrrb1	4	668	Sep 11, 2005 by englishgirl86
	self approval and blind faith in the process (Preview) SEPTEMBER 10 >Self-Approval > > >Since childhood, some of us have been trying to get >approval, trying to get people to like us and think highly >of us. We may be afraid people will leave us if they >disapprove of our actions. We may look for approval from >peop...	rosie light shines	1	557	Sep 11, 2005 by Powerless
	it only gets worse and he gets nastier (Preview) Well, he's topped himself. He calls to leave me a message that he's stopped payment on the insurance check and that he checked with the police already and that since we are married there's nothing I can do b/c it's considered marital property. So there you have it...he has become truly evil.&nb...	Kim	5	758	Sep 11, 2005 by Diva
	words of courage pls (Preview) Well hello, this is my first time to your site. have been feeling overwhelmed the past week and to top it off I have missplaced or maybe have even lost my Courage to change book. I missed my meeting this week and it was the first one since I started the program back in May. I fell upon thi...	sunny1	5	788	Sep 11, 2005 by lin0606
	anyone got any advice? (Preview) hi, i'm new. i'm from england as the name suggests. i was just wondering if anyone is in a similar situation to me and could offer any advice. my dad has been drinking heavily for a few years now. he refuses to seek professional help as says he can deal with it on his own; he can't. almost a year has past since...	englishgirl86	5	780	Sep 11, 2005 by Karilynn
	I need help (Preview) I have been with my husband for 17 years, I have three children, 20, 17 and 15. My older two children are from my first marriage and my 15 year son is from my current marriage. I currently support the entire family as my husband has not had a steady job in two years. My job is very demanding an...	gottago	4	745	Sep 11, 2005 by Annie
	God save me from my own insanity (Preview) It is official! I have lost what little was left of my mind. I have gone crazy, completely around the bend. I fell into his crazy-making rollercoaster ride again. He says he can't live with my ten year old son anymore...I actually suggested that my son live with his father for a whil...	Powerless	3	777	Sep 11, 2005 by Karilynn
	help me to understand (Preview) This is my first time here. I have read some posts and feel I can get some good advice. My boyfriend and I met 2 years ago. One month after being together he told me that he was a cocaine user. He knew that I felt very strongly against it and knew he had to quit if he wanted to be with me.&n...	Shan	6	809	Sep 10, 2005 by Christy
	Update on husbands recovery... (Preview) Well things are going well, I guess. My "A" seems real happy when he wakes up and all day, and he's been joking around with me and laughing. Which is all great, but he wont talk about recovery. I tried to bring it up again and he gets snappy and doesnt want to talk about it. This wo...	kimmie	2	795	Sep 10, 2005 by canadianguy
	Long... sharing whats on mind (Preview) I have been doing alot of thinking lately and some times I think that it is unhealthy to think to much, what I would rather be doing is just living one day at a time and enjoying all the things I have to be greatful for. I do try but sometimes it is hard... I think that all of this thinking is becau...	jj	2	538	Sep 10, 2005 by Annie
	Fridays (Preview) I have been hating Fridays! This is the day that my A designates as go to the bar night. I started thinking yesterday, I have not been good to myself. Since preparing for the boys to go back to school, teaching the 18 yr old to drive, etc. etc. in the past 2 weeks I have neglecte...	marmare	6	498	Sep 10, 2005 by Heather1
	My A passed away (Preview) This is going to be pretty hard to type, I really don't know any of you guys but I just wanted to share my story. The last time I posted was 3 weeks ago today, I had a question about making a phone call and turning my husband in (he was ordered to attend outpatient treatment and to not drink at all, they w...	Siverhusk	25	863	Sep 10, 2005 by Jeannie
	I'm losing ground (Preview) Hello roomies..... Ironically enough last night as I started posting about a totally different subjectmy A called to say that he f**** up and got high the night before. I could hear in his voice that he was still drunk and he admitted to it. He was crying (of course) and saying he needed a friend...	Kim	4	531	Sep 10, 2005 by lin0606
	do iwant to know, does it matter? (Preview) Hi all - I seem to be watching myself slip right back to where I was before my a went into rehab in July. He has been home almost 4 weeks. The first two i was home also, however, I am a techer and school started last week so I am back at work. My A quit his job when he came out of rehab. His boss had been selling h...	confused	7	736	Sep 10, 2005 by Diva
	Feeling so incredulous (Preview) I am not sure where to start. A fter my husband got outof detox a couple of months ago, he has not worked a program, but certainly has been acting as a normal husband should. We had been getting along really well. Yesterday, he called me at work as he had gotten off early. He so...	Powerless	2	650	Sep 10, 2005 by Diva
	hard long share (Preview) I have so much trouble understanding HP. Sometimes i feel like things happen in punishement for the bad things i think or say or do. I have an anger problem but i am not violent. I dont understand why things that are happening, are happening know what i mean? This year has been, i guess hell, and so very fas...	kerry5	5	824	Sep 10, 2005 by gardengal
	The attorney (Preview) I am very dissappointed. This attorney was recommended to me and I also checked out her ratings in Matindale Hubble. So, I was expecting something more than an attorney with pat responses and self-serving advice -- especially since I was paying a very high hourly rate in excess of $250....	ditto	3	716	Sep 10, 2005 by mom to 2
	Feel like a chump (Preview) Just need to vent some stuff. I’m feeling like a real chump right now. I’m sober 2 years. 2 weeks after the divorce is final, my ex comes home from a vacation with our kids and her boyfriend and his kids and hits me with tears saying she’s not sure if she made a mistake, she’s sorry for the way she treated me...	UncleLou	8	754	Sep 10, 2005 by lin0606
	chair needed Sunday night (Preview) Could someone please chair the Sunday 7pm meeting for me? I am on vacation in lake louise canada and the internet connection is somewhat unreliable. thank-you Megan	megan	0	379	Sep 10, 2005 by megan
	I need some heartfelt advice...or support (Preview) I have fallen off the Alanon wagon because things were going good here with my "A", 7 months without a problem, 7 months without a binge, 7 months without a hurtful argument about his drinking to excess and my inability to cope with it. Tonight it happened. It's 4 am, I have to work in 2 hours...	Weez	4	620	Sep 10, 2005 by Tammy
	Haxi's Portland rant (Preview) Now i've been here 30 days/and now i'm learning Portland ways/message given loud and clear/we don't want you new ones here! I took a major social lick/from a local coffee clique/message given loud and clear/we don't want your friendship here! I'm out on a social limb/didn'...	haximon	6	930	Sep 10, 2005 by whitie
	My pastors advice... (Preview) OK well my Pastor had something different in mind than the Alanon way. He said that just letting him drink and not saying anything was not helping him, and that I should not alow him to do so in our house and around our child, soon to be children. He gave me a lot of options to tell my "A". ...	kimmie	5	806	Sep 9, 2005 by Diva
	feeling good (Preview) Feeling good about myself. I read the books on step one starting to read on Step two. I feel the energy coming through. I am excited about the way my life is going at this moment. I talked to my husband and he said he mess up and he is mad about that. I know I can’t force him to go to aa but I am hearing that he is goi...	nycbt	1	755	Sep 9, 2005 by Christy
	I am very angry (Preview) I am struggling today.I don't know if what I want to do is right. For those of you that have read my other posts, my A has been struggling at work. His co-worker that he has spent the last 2 weekends with has been harrassing him non-stop. I am not saying that he is not at fault but he is the one with the di...	melissajill	5	675	Sep 9, 2005 by rosie light shines
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