mother of an alcholic
I am new here and I am looking for others who have coped with this problem.I have to figure out a way to stop making her the focus of my life. I feel her pain so much it dominates my life. She is struggling to recover and I want to help her so much. We are both put off by all the "God" references in AA literature. I can only find one al anon meeting here in this small town and it is god dominated. She is NYC so her options are better. I would do anything to help her.It looks as if detachment is the first step. How do you detach from your child's pain?