somewhere i read that a goal in recovery is: "that my activity becomes a reflection of my true self." i loved this! my true self is the one being revealed as i...
Hi Marla, I've been in Al Anon for a few months now, but I only go to face to face meetings sporadically. I'm very shy and have a hard time talking to people,...
Hello, I was just wondering if there's anyone else here from this area, and where you go to meetings. I find it really frustrating that there are no meetings...
... seeing ... HAVE ... OF ... THE ... AND ... WAS ... OUT ... BUT ... I'M ... AND ... IN ... face ... look ... listed ... Anonymous. ... is ... there ... ...
In all of our lives, we face both tragedy and triumph. In my life, as in most lives, I had experienced the ups and downs of life's trampoline. Sometimes I...
Ricky, Such powerful words of truth that I am sure many of us not only appreciate reading but really need to. I try to live my life by not focusing so much on...
... sitting here wondering how to walk away from my guy.his drinking hurts me.but now I see al anon will teach me the right moves.if I want to stay with him.ty...
Mary, Thank you for sharing. For only a few weeks in this room you have come quite far. I'm glad you ran to the nearest meeting. the only other thing I...
I don't care that my father stopped drinking he is still a control freak and won't stop telling me how to live my life. I'm messy and i don't care what he...
I've reached a point to where I'm tired of keeping him afloat. Now I know exactly what the term means when people say they come out of the closet because...
Hi, I am a mother of 2 small children, married to a man addicted to crack. I have been a grateful alanon member for a little over a year now. I'm not very...
This is just awesome guys! I finally got around to graduatin and I didn't even have to turn up a single day this time around to get my final credit points. Now...
domenique-mcnally305@...
Apr 1, 2007 11:11 pm
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My name is Don. I am a coach who specializes in recovery issues and am also one of those who managed to recover after decades. I am more than familiar with...
Please take note that this group is listed as a public group. What that means is that key words entered into a search engine such as google may bring up...
I think thats a good idea , if it's anyone has objections let me know , if not, i'll set the group to private . As for spam , i have all new members on...
Since we no longer have online meetings , i took that out of the group description on the Home page . Apon suggestion of a member i also changed the group from...
... Thanks for the update. I started a myspace page on Chris, my former boyfriend who passed away about a year ago. He struggled with addiction towards the...
Here's the page In A Time Of Healing <http://www.tri-umphs.com/Music/Odysseys/only-time.html> I added to my website on Sunday, April 15 --- includes the poem...
Twice now I have found hidden alcohol bottles in the house. The first time I sadly believed it to be a one time issue. HOwever, I just found more and now I...
The continuance of our addiction stems from one single belief: We believe we cannot control our own mind. For, if we could control our mind and the resulting...
If you would like to experience the best day of your life so far, simply perform the following 3 part exercise: Part 1 Take out a sheet of paper and pen, or...
Everyone talks about why we should be grateful, in that we have overcome our active addiction. I believe something else. I believe we should be grateful that...
Thanks Don! I wasn't sure if anyone was reading these recently so I hadn't logged on. I checked every day for a week since I first posted. He was good for...
Thank you for all your posts on this topic! I remember the first Al- anon meeting I went to. I did feel stupid. I thought that a mature, sane person would...
WOW, that gave me an adrenalin rush, you hit it right on the head. I keep feeling like I'm going to have an anxiety attack as I keep telling msyelf, I got to...
When I was actively addicted, I blamed the "others". The 'others' were guilty. It was their fault. They made me do this. They 'others' were ugly, mean,...
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