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hello I have been around reading the post, getting a lot of useful information and help but never posted. I am an adult children of an alcoholic. very abusive and dysfunctional. My family finally got out from under the physical abusive stuff when I was 17 when the alcoholic left. Anyway, fast forward, it is many years later and I am still dealing with the effects. my family. immediate siblings, are all grown. Years of silence on the issue. You know. "Oh it wasn't that bad. You always make a big deal out of everything!" I have dabbled in alanon for a few years and finally decided to commit myself to sanity and good health. I feel I must for my sanity. When I was in my teens I had a wild period of drugs and alcohol. I believe in was a rebellious time for me. I was so frustrated and crazed by what was going on in my home. anyway I don't drink alcoholically now. Alanon is the place for me! I love this program and am so grateful to have a place to go.
I too send a warm welcome out to you Ginny - glad you found us and glad that you shared....love that you're committing to recovery. That's where we all start - realizing we are affected and wanting to make changes. Keep coming back - there is hope and help in recovery!
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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
Welcome, Ginny! Just had a thought........I used to say, alcoholism, the "gift" that keeps on giving. Before I started getting serious in Alanon. Now, I can say, Alanon........the gift that keeps on giving!
Glad you came in and posted .. ''admitted we were powerless over the ''effects'' of alcoholism .. it's the effects of all that stuff we're powerless over which is why things can still bother us 'years' later .. it doesn't ''just'' go away the way the ''world'' (or alcoholic) would ''sometimes'' like us to ''think'' it does.. grateful this is a ''we'' program never a ''me'' program ..
