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.
i cannot count all of the times that i have let go because i believe that it is necessary for my sanity. all i can do for my friend is pray. over and over. will this processes ever end? i simply cannot allow the love that i have for someone to destroy me. i know this. there's gotta be a way to get through this....
(((Crazyhope)) Welcome to Miracles in Progress--Letting go is a difficult process that is why attending meetings, having a sponsor, making alanon calls , working the Steps are all important tools that help us through the difficult times.
Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive, fatal disease over which we are powerless. Alanon is a program established for family members because we too become affected by the disease. Face to face meetings are held in most communities and the hot line number is found in the white pages.
Keeping the focus on ourselves, living one day at a time, praying all help . Please keep coming back
I too send welcomes out to you crazyhope - glad you found us and glad that you shared. We all arrive here because of the affects of alcoholism on someone we care about. It's a powerful disease and so hard to watch but there is hope and there is recovery if you choose it. I found my sanity and myself by joining Al-Anon and can say that my life is vastly different than before. I am still powerless over what others do/think and say, but I now have a ton of tools to get me through it.
Find some meetings and check it out. Sending you positive thoughts!
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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
