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Today's thought from Hazelden is: Happy people are likeable Personal Relations Who are the people we really like, and like to be with? Most of the time, they...
I'm just joining the group and looking forward to getting to know you. I've done tons of recovery type stuff, Alanon, AA (sober two years), but at the end of...
OK, I have done recovery work before....attended and still attend a 12-step group as an active member. However, I still find myself struggling on a constant...
Today's thought from Hazelden is: She walks around all day quietly, but underneath it she's electric angry energy inside a passive form. The common woman is as...
================================== The following is from "Hope for Today" An Al-Anon daily meditation reader approved by World Service Conference Al-Anon...
I am new to the group and newly accepting of my codependence, I am just looking for a little guidance with where to start working on myself and my recovery, I...
I am in the midst of fighting a relapse in my own recovery right now. I have been struggling with my feelings about my A lately (I have posted a couple times...
Sending you hugs and lots of prayers. I think you know all the right things to do and are doing them. You can rely on your higher power to help you through...
Jodi, You have done a brave and terrific thing by setting a boundry about the pot. It is not YOUR problem that he is smoking to keep from drinking. He is not...
Hi everybody, I am a husband living with a codependant. My wife suffered sexual abuse for a number of years, we have been married for 10 years, and i love her...
Thanks Judi, I'm walking a precarious emotional line today - checking my phone for messages and feeling incredibly guilty! I know it's my screaming child...
Hi everyone, ok, so I made this huge step, well huge for me. I finally told my husband that i didnt love him like I used to and that i had no intinmate...
Hi, I am a recovering codependents and I also have suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It sounds to me like she is going through PTSD. As painful as...
hi shannon i would desperatly like to talk to your husband through email, i to am a husband living with a codependant wife. we've been married 10 years and i ...
Hello.....My heart goes out to you and to your children. I am a retired elementary teacher. I taught students the ages of your children. I think you need to...
Jodi, I understand. You need to do whatever exercise both mental and physical that you can do to get through this. This is probably the hardest thing you...
SHannon, i really think that just by admitting your feelings you are giving your marriage a chance ... i dont know the details of your situation or anything...
I would certainly offer you my husbands email if I thought he would be a willing and helpful participant. Our situation is different than yours. My husband...
As a codependent myself I totally relate and agree with what Jennifer is saying. Help yourself first and let her deal with her issues. That sounds cold, but...
Jodi, I can relate. I have been in a relationship with a guy that recently backed off and wanted to work on a friendship but kept being wishy washy about what ...
Dear Desparate Husband, You cannot change her, nor can you change what happened to her. She is unable to be close with you because she is reliving over and...
Mary and everyone, Do you remember who from this group wrote that she finally started to feel better once she faced her fears and problems and worked through...
Julie, I love your revised serenity prayer. I think I am going to use that and remind myself daily. Thanks for your wise words ... From: Julie Hobbs...
I have read through many email blogs and just don't understand how to heal a relationship without.....doing some of the things it seems codependents may not...
Hello all I tried posting this before but it didn't show; at least I didn't see it. I apologize if you've seen it already. I joined the group a few days ago,...
I am fairly new to the Alanon thing and this codependency thing. At the moment I feel like I can hardly breathe. I have broken up with my boyfriend for the...
Hello all I joined the group a few days ago, having identified myself finally at the age of 48 as a codependent. I knew I was before, but it's been within the...
Perhaps you are longing for what you WISH existed. I had a relationship like that this past summer. I finally realized that it's not about waiting to see if ...