Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene

Florph · Newbie

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hotrod · ~*Service Worker*~

Welcome Florph--- You are a wise person. Living with the disease of alcoholism does change us!! I found I was filled with anger, resentment, self pity and fear and could not dislodge these painful feelings from my inner being - Alanon meetings and tools helped that.

We have on-line meetings here, and if no one responds to your request for a sponsor on this Board -I suggest you visit the on line meeting and check.

here is the web addy and schedule

http://www.12stepforums.net/chatroom2.html

Schedule

Meetings
9 AM EST Mon-Fri
9 PM EST Mon-Sat
10 AM EST Sat & Sun
7 PM EST Sunday

We do work the Steps individually on the Step Board and you are welcome to read up there and share your thoughts as well.

Mike B · Senior Member

Welcome Florph! Glad to have you here with us. Yes, Alcoholism/Addiction certainly changes us and everyone it comes into contact with. We lose ourselves in all the chaos and drama. We come here to re-discover ourselves and put our life back on the right track. Keep coming back! Together WE get well, alone we stay sick.

Iamhere · ~*Service Worker*~

Florph - I too welcome you to MIP....glad you found us and glad you shared! I do understand that getting to F2F (face to face) meetings is not easy for everyone.....some around here meet over the lunch hour to help with busy schedules, and yet others have daycare. I am fortunate to live in a larger metro area. I can say that online is awesome but in the F2F, I found tons of close-by program friends that will carry me when I am overwhelmed! I would do anything possible to get involved locally - it's been a gift beyond words that I cherish and rely upon often.

So glad you joined us - you are not alone. We've all been negatively affected by this disease but there is hope in the fellowship! Keep coming back!

Florph · Newbie

Thank you all for y'all responses,I will try to meet people locally and also attend the online meetings.thank you all

KathRN · Veteran Member

Good morning florph. I, too, am glad you found this site. www.naranon.com/board/index.php This is a naranon online site, as well, if you would like to check it out. I just thought I'd through that out there! I agree. You are not alone. I'm glad you are with us

maryjane · ~*Service Worker*~

My goal in AlAnon was to get happy again. Working the program has helped me find it again. Welcome and I hope it works for you.

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.

Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene