by WebCoord | Jun 8, 2026 | Internet Article/Forum
I imagined a bandage covering an open wound: the alcoholism of someone else and its effects on my life. I covered it carefully, hiding it from everyone around me because I did not want to reveal its cause. Over time, and with the help of Al-Anon, I realized that only...
by WebCoord | May 8, 2026 | Internet Article/Forum
Many years ago, I heard in a meeting, “You don’t have to go to every fight you’re invited to.” As a visual person, I always pictured a fancy invitation offered to me on a silver platter. Some days, I decline gracefully; other days, I scoop it up and react without...
by WebCoord | May 8, 2026 | Internet Article/Forum
Before Al-Anon, I knew little outside of grief. My relationship with the addicted members of my family had transformed from frustration to obsession. Without realizing it, I had built a prison in my mind, where I was convinced that I was trapped and nothing would ever...
by WebCoord | May 8, 2026 | Internet Article/Forum
Years ago, I walked into Al-Anon. I had exhausted all my ideas and energy trying to defeat my husband’s alcoholism, which I considered a weakness of character. I tried to keep it a secret within our four walls. I lost courage when, to my chagrin, he publicly displayed...
by WebCoord | Mar 8, 2026 | Internet Article/Forum
While I was having lunch with a new Al-Anon friend, she asked me, “Who brought you to Al-Anon?” It took me just seconds to respond. I brought myself to this program. You see, I have learned that no alcoholic, nor any other person, caused my actions, reactions, or...
by WebCoord | Mar 8, 2026 | Internet Article/Forum
“Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax.” I had somehow lost track of this wonderful suggestion from Al-Anon’s Just for Today bookmark (M-12). It’s not that I don’t have quiet half hours; I live alone. Rather, I had lost sight of the...
