Thanks everyone! I looked up Al-Anon in the area and will attend my first meeting tomorrow night. I'm used to handling things all myself so going to a counsellor and Al-Anon are big steps to admitting this is too much for me to deal with. I don't want to be one of those people that just sits around and complains about my problems, retelling stories of the bad times. I'm hoping this isn't like that.
Does anyone know what age is appropriate for Alateen? My daughter is almost 12 but a very old and wise soul. Her father's behaviour is affecting her deeply. She's talking to me but I'm afraid I don't have many answers for her either right now. I just don't want her to sit in a meeting being sujected to other people's horror stories and make her even more scared than she already is. Maybe a private counsellor would be better? Thoughts?
Thanks!