Hi all,

Thanks to everyone for making me feel so welcome. It sure is nice to have a space to feel safe in.

I thought I would share something that happened today that I found funny, because the (recovering) alcoholic in my life is my partner. I told her about this board and that I'm going back to f2f alanon meetings. I could see her getting figety and upset about it. She asked why I felt I needed alanon (duh), I told her to re-member how to take care of myself, and to start putting me first, and learning how to separate the Me from the Us. She still didn't get it. When i get to a meeting next week, I'll pick up some pamphlets, because I think she honestly doesn't have a clue about what alanon is all about, and I think it's better coming from literature right now than from me - it all comes out all turned around from me - just getting back myself, I'm not the clearest at defining much! I have to say, I have felt better in my own skin since posting...it doesn't take HP long to show me that just taking a single step in the right direction will produce results...

thanks for listening,

Donna