1st meeting tonight
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1st meeting tonight
Hi everyone
There isn't an ACOA group anywhere near me so I'm going to try AA Family & Friends of Alcoholics. My 1st meeting is tonight, I've been considering it for a couple of years but just plucked up the courage to go, though I am terrified!
I'm going to try this alongside some one on one therapy I've just started.
There's only 1 way to find out but I don't know how much will apply to me. My dad is still an active alcoholic and I'm still in contact with him but I'm at a place where I've pretty much accepted his drinking and now am working on myself and ACOA issues.
Has anyone else been to a similar group as an ACOA? I really don't know what to expect.
There isn't an ACOA group anywhere near me so I'm going to try AA Family & Friends of Alcoholics. My 1st meeting is tonight, I've been considering it for a couple of years but just plucked up the courage to go, though I am terrified!
I'm going to try this alongside some one on one therapy I've just started.
There's only 1 way to find out but I don't know how much will apply to me. My dad is still an active alcoholic and I'm still in contact with him but I'm at a place where I've pretty much accepted his drinking and now am working on myself and ACOA issues.
Has anyone else been to a similar group as an ACOA? I really don't know what to expect.
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Hey lostagain,
I haven't been to an Al-Anon meeting to learn about ACOA stuff, just have gone as a friend & family of alcoholics. Some of it was relevant, some of it wasn't, but I did meet several people who were there because alcoholism is a long-standing problem in their family -- in other words, Al-Anon meetings are a likely place to meet other ACOAs, even if you don't talk about it specifically.
Let us know how it goes - I don't have an ACOA meeting around me either, and I'm curious whether it has value for you. Take a deep breath - you can do it!!
Hugs,
GL
I haven't been to an Al-Anon meeting to learn about ACOA stuff, just have gone as a friend & family of alcoholics. Some of it was relevant, some of it wasn't, but I did meet several people who were there because alcoholism is a long-standing problem in their family -- in other words, Al-Anon meetings are a likely place to meet other ACOAs, even if you don't talk about it specifically.
Let us know how it goes - I don't have an ACOA meeting around me either, and I'm curious whether it has value for you. Take a deep breath - you can do it!!
Hugs,
GL
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