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.
Hi everyone, my name is Laura and I just picked my books up off the shelf for the first time in almost a year. I went to Al-Anon meetings 1-2 times a week for almost a year, then was forced to start working third shift. Sleep just always won over anything else. I left that job months ago, yet I haven't been back to a meeting. I figured I would ease myself back in this way and go at my own pace.
I don't know about you, but I LOVED third shift. (nursing, memory care) I had time to spend, and people to get to know, and the serenity I felt at pre-dawn was just... I don't know. Something special that I wish I could regain somehow. But I hear you, sleep is needed. Toward the end of a few years on third shift, I actually thought my alarm clock was the devil, and I could defeat him by breaking my alarm clock. The day my roommate woke me up because work was calling, wondering where I was, and I found pieces of the alarm clock scattered around my bedroom was a real eye-opener!
Looking forward to seeing you back soon!
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Skorpi
If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present. - Lao Tzu
I did not love third shift and did it for a year and learned I am a morning person and like functioning that way. I am glad you are here and that you have been to face to face meetings. MIP is a great place as well to further your al-anon experience. Welcome to our family! Sending you love and support!
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Sending you love and support on your journey always! BreakingFree
Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group Headquarters, Inc. 800-344-2666
" Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional."
"Serenity is when your body and mind are in the same place."
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see? (Lewis Caroll)
