My husband is abusing drugs and I don't know what to do...I am in a quandry, this is not the first time he has done this. I am new to alanon...learning to let...
Hi Julie: My husband abused drugs as well as alcohol and I found out through Al-Anon is that I didn't cause him to do these things, I cannot cure or make him...
Thanks for the great advice. Julie ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get...
Thanks for the great advice. Julie ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get...
My husband went out and got coke this week, he told me about it. Says he is sorry....big fning deal! We have a child to think about. I am at my wits end...
Hi Julie: My ex A did that too but he never told me about it he would hide it. We have a kid too and once he found it. My ex A said what was the big deal....
I have a 32 year son who thinks he does not have a drinking problem. He was living with us for about six months. My husband kicked him out. It has been 2...
I know what I am about to say is so much easier said than done. But there is nothing you can do but give it to God (or higher power). Take your worries and...
I cannot say that I know what it is like when it your son out there but I had my husband out on the street around 2 years ago during the winter and boy did I...
I've never met anybody that is not afraid of the unknown. Let Go Let God is one of the most powerful statements, and the hardest to do. I've had to teach ...
Hi, I am pleased to find this group. My father is the enabler, my mom the alcoholic is dead. I have ptsd. My father is in end-stage parkinsons in a nursing...
Hi, I'm new to Chicago. Moved from San Francisco. I'm a little leery about attending mainly straight Alanon meetings. Are there any gay-oriented ones in...
friday nights at Broadway Methodist Church, on Broadway .. check the master list on-line ... there is an Al-Anon meeting at Swedish Covenant Hospital at 11:00...
How do I find the master meeting list? ... master list on-line ... ... am .. great group of people .. real assortment .. some gay folks there .. but a very...
Hi Amber! I am not from Chicago but signed up online. I had an alcoholic grandfather and my mother was an addict. I have ended up in many relationships with...
Amber, Your story so much resembles mine. I've been in al-anon over 20 years, but haven't always taken advantage of the tools al-anon has given me. I'm again...
Michelle, I wanted to thank you so much for responding to my post. It has really helped me cope with the situation and I now know that there are others just...
Thank you for responding. I have actually called and looked into meetings but its getting up the courage to go the first meeting that is hard. I know that...
The first step is a doozie, but once you get past it, it gets less difficult. I totally understand that uneasy feeling of walking into the first meeting. I...
Amber, Hope you had a happy new year! I think my holiday season went very well this year; usually it is the worst part of the year for my family. About your...
My name is Jim C. I am a deeply grateful member of Al-Anon. I am reminded, "We are here because we were not all there." If we knew how to handle life's...
It's great to hear something positive from a male. Usually it is the woman who claims to be co-dependent and having these particular problems. It makes you...
There are many more men around who suffer from alcoholic circumstances. For many reasons, we don't want to appear "broken" and certainly won't ask for help....
Understandable; I feel something like that as well because I am a caretaker, always wanting to mother or fix things that are wrong. I think I am not alone in...
Thank you for allowing me into your group. I am 32 years old, married mother of 4. I live near Chicago Illinois. I am not sure where to begin....I am the...
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