We recover from the effects of alcoholism from the experience, strength and hope of others who have walked the same path. Please consider sharing your personal story with others who may benefit from it.
Hope For Those Troubled by Someone’s Drinking
If you have been thinking that you want to get more out of your Al-Anon program, this may be for you! One of our active members, and former Outreach coordinator, shared this wonderful idea with us. For those of you who want to carry the message and grow in your recovery, please consider reaching out [...]
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What, No Instructions?
What, No Instructions?
The hardest thing for parents is to see their children suffer. Unfortunately the only thing that we can often do is to make ourselves available to them and provide them with love. Sometimes this is not an easy task, especially when a child is addicted. I know, because I am suffering the [...]
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My Best Birthday
It was just before my birthday in 1986 that I learned that the person I had shared my life and home with for the past three years was using drugs. I had never had any suspicions. And how I found out was definitely my Higher Power: I was working a night shift, and one morning, [...]
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Personal Stories
Bill, thank you for courageously sharing your story with us. Through the experience, strength and hope of members like you, we, too can find the serenity we seek.
Anyone else have a story to share?
Thank you for sharing how you came to find Al-Anon. I can so relate to the fear that drives a person to their first meeting. I sure know that feeling, and after 2 years in the program, I too can say, “Thank God I am not the same person who walked through the doors of Al-Anon.”
Bill, thank you for taking the time and courage to share your story with us. This offering of strength, hope, and experience will help so many of us! Thank you again!