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Pearlgirl


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I am new here and am so worn down by my husband and daughter's drinking.. Over Christmas I witnessed my university aged daughter, who was on holiday with us, daily binge drinking with friends, whilst my husband would of an evening sink enough beer/gin to anaethetise himself comfortably and talk in repetitive circles (hardly ever abusive, just mindless waffle) whilst I increasingly felt more irritated and beside myself with concern..

 Last night my daughter had some friends over and eventually we had to ask them to leave: (window broken and music too loud for neighbours).. daughter and husband ended up fighting (a regular occurance with me feeling like the meat in the samwhich) with daughter(drunk) storming off with friends.  Then I was treated to tirade from husband (also drunk) how I have spoilt daughter in formative years and this is the result.

I am sick of this constant knot in my gut from the concern about the drinking.  I grew up in an alcoholic home and have recovered from alcohol abuse myself: I love my family but I'm just at rock bottom with their drinking.. Very pleased to have found this site.

 



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Pearlgirl - welcome to MIP! Congratulations on your own recovery from alcohol abuse. So sorry for what brings you here and no matter what anyone says, you are not the problem!!!

AA is for the alcoholic. Al-Anon is for the family and friends of the alcoholic. We work the same 12 steps, slightly different, but with the same intent - to recover from the insanity brought by living with the disease. One of the first concepts that I heard was the 3 Cs - I didn't Cause it, I can't Control it and I can't Cure it. This brought me relief as I too had been told it was all my fault.

I encourage you to go to a local Al-Anon meeting or two and begin to work on your recovery. Chose you and keep the focus on you and you will find some peace. Living with the disease is an experience that is painful and crazy-making. The other members of Al-Anon will understand as they too have been affected by the disease.

Know that you are not alone. So glad you found us and glad you shared! Keep coming back!

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Hi Pearlgirl I am pleased that you found us and had the courage ot reach out. You will see after reading here for a while that you are not alone and that attendance at alanon face to face meetings wll help greatly
Please keep coming back

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Pearlgirl


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Thank you, so grateful for a ray of hope here.



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Aloha Pearl Girl and welcome to the family....you have special knowledge and awareness that many do not have...you know how the disease works from the inside out.  I was also born and raised within the disease and still didn't know that or how to explain it when I first arrived at Al-Anon and then AA.  I do both programs actively and am gratefully blessed by it.  I am still involved in the family dynamic and with Al-Anon get by, thru and around it with the ESH of the fellowship.  Today I feel compassion for those in my family who continue to be hooked by the drinking and experience all of the abnormal and abysmal goings on.  My eldest son just recently relapsed, left his family, hooked up with an alcoholic female and is now besides himself with her behavior.  I won't breach the gap as it is now his responsibility to find sobriety.  I am here for him and he knows that.  I was clueless when I first got into recovery, didn't know and didn't know that I didn't know.   UGH happy I stayed inside the rooms.   Keep coming back...you know this works.   (((((hugs))))) smile



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Welcome pearlgirl so glad you
have joined us.

(((((((( pearlgirl )))))))



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Welcome pearl girl! These friends really are wonderful people and I've been on this site less than a week! I'm very glad I found it and I'm very glad you found it, as well! I have to keep reminding myself that I have no control over this! I can only control how I react to the situation!

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Pearlgirl


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Thank yousmile

 



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