I went to my first Al-Anon Meeting!

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06-02-2006, 07:52 PM

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greenapplecider

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I went to my first Al-Anon Meeting!

Yes, thank you to those who suggested it!
Well i get there and get to sharing time and i share about Kathy
and one guy goes, not to cross-talk but...are you looking for alcoholics anonynous or al-anon i go al-anon
he says well we are alcoholics in here :P
so i went next room and found the right meeting and got to share and read book about 2nd step and talk!!
I am anxiously looking forward to my next meeting!!

06-02-2006, 08:17 PM

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Very cool for you. You have courage and determination and are open minded!
I am so glad it went well for you! HURRAH!!

06-02-2006, 08:17 PM

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thank you
in fact i think it did give me strength when talking to Kathy tonight about things

06-02-2006, 08:26 PM

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That's a big step. Well done!

06-02-2006, 08:28 PM

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And...it gets better.

06-02-2006, 08:29 PM

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i think i even surprised myself when i was talking not only at the meeting but after the meeting with some of the other people!

06-02-2006, 08:31 PM

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Most folks find face-to-face meetings even more helpful than online forums. Though I'm rather fond of SR....

06-02-2006, 08:37 PM

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well i do really appreciate all of you even the ones whom think that by being direct they are upsetting me
i take all your thoughts to heart

06-02-2006, 08:42 PM

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really laughing now...former doormat and I are so direct that we have been thought to be in a fight when we thought we were just conversing! I am always going to be amused by that former doormat!

Anyway....again WOW....there are so many people who if they had walked into the wrong meeting would have run right out the door mortified and never gone back. So, as former doormat said...well done, very well done!

06-02-2006, 08:51 PM

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one thing that stood out for me also was....one of the alcoholics cross talked and said dump her dump her man etc etc
and another guy said hey...no cross talk....even after end of meeting and coffee time happening he tried to talk and the same guy(no cross talk) came over and said leave him alone....so i thought wow !

06-02-2006, 08:55 PM

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You did great. Happy for you.

06-02-2006, 08:58 PM

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ty all (((( all)))

06-02-2006, 09:57 PM

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That is really wonderful news greenapple! I'm so happy for you and I hope these meetings continue to help you and make you stronger. You deserve it all the way. Please keep us posted