Krystal32

Well, I was having a hard time finding meetings in my area so my fiance asked his counselor at his outpatient if she knew of any nearby and she gave him a list and turns out it's only a 5 minute drive from my house. So, I will be attending my first alanon meeting on Friday and honestly I am excited about going. I'm a little nervous but I'm really looking forward to it. My fiance has really been focusing on his recovery and I haven't been focusing on mine and it has caused some tension but knowing that I am finally going to make it to a meeting has me feeling good. I know I need it badly. Seeing all the positive things everyone has to say about alanon meetings on here has really influenced me. Anyway, I just thought I would share this with everyone and I will make sure to keep you all posted on how it went

Kindeyes

Glad to hear you were able to find a meeting closeby. Keep us posted. I am always interested to hear the feedback of newcomers.

gentle hugs
ke

TMZ

I am glad you found a meeting near you. No reason to be nervous it will be just fine. please keep us posted.

KelleyF

I'm so happy for you Krystal. You know I'm cheering YOU on, and rooting for your guy.*

Don't be hard on yourself for not getting to a meeting sooner; you did just have a baby girl !*
I Hope she is doing well.*

Its great the meeting is so close as I'm sure it's hard to be away from her right now.*
Good luck & Thanks for sharing.
Kel

CatsPajamas

It was hard for me to walk thru the doors the first time. And once I got there , all I did my first 3 or 4 meetings was cry. But funny enough, I felt better and I KNEW I wanted what some of those people had. They had icky stuff going on in their lives, but they seemed balanced and settled... I wanted to be happy and laugh again. They didn't have instant answers, but they had a program that could work if I was willing to work it, and they encouraged me to keep coming back.

Windmills

My first meeting was difficult and confusing- I cried the entire way through my share, but noone judged, they just passed me tissues and several woman approached me and hugged me at the end. I find an amazing energy in those rooms and it's just wonderful to be around people who understand.
Hope you and the kids are good

Ann

I cried through my first three meetings also, not so much because of sadness but tears of relief, I knew I had found people who understood me...finally. And they passed tissues and didn't push me, so I listened to how people who had been to hell and back were living well today, and I could SEE it, the peace and serenity filled the room.

You made a wise decision, hope it all helps you as much as it has helped so many of us.

Hugs

Krystal32

Thank you all for the support. I know I'm going to get so much out of this, I can feel it. I can feel deep in my heart that I need this. I tend to be an emotional person in general, so I know hearing things that are going to hit so close to home is really going to have an impact on me. I will makes sure to bring tissues

Windmills- The kids and I are doing really well, thank you for asking

Kelley- My little lady is doing good, getting big, she's a little chunky monkey

KelleyF

Aww... That's so cute.

Krystal32

Hello everyone
Just wanted to let you guys know that my first meeting went really well. Everyone was so kind and welcoming and I even spoke a little!! I surprised myself but I really wanted to share my thoughts and I was pretty nervous but it felt good. It was nice to listen to other people talk as well. All in all it was really good and I look forward to going again. There's A LOT to learn and I'm ready to embrace it all. Thank you again everyone for all your support and encouragement