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.
Although Al-Anon's stated purpose is to help the family and friends of alcoholics, I have seen people come to meetings dealing with gambling, drug addition, sex addition and mental illness. The meetings I go to ask people to keep the focus on themselves, not on the alcoholic. I think the feelings of dealing with all kinds of addictions are similar, and you would find help at Al-Anon meetings. There are gam anon and nar anon meetings in some areas as well, but I am not familiar with them.
Welcome to MIP supportseek3 - glad you found us and glad that you reached out. Like kaotob suggests, I believe you will find support, help and hope in local F2F (Face to Face) Al-Anon meetings. If you are in a larger metropolitan area, you may find other -anon groups that drill down on addiction (Nar-Anon), and/or others, but we don't discriminate in my area - all are welcome.
Addiction, like Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease that affects almost all who live with or love an alcoholic. It's considered a family disease for this exact reason. We become affected by the disease and often end up with distorted thinking and unhealthy reactions/coping ways. Recovery is possible for all - it's an individual journey you are welcome to whether your qualifier seeks recovery or not.
Keep coming back - you are not alone!
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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
