Lacy

Well I finally dialed that number in the phone book yesterday to Al Anon to try and find out where there are meeting in my area and they gave me another number to call....Welllll then that number gave me another number to call. And that one said someone would call me back with that info. But so far I havent heard anything back.


I am just getting frustrated here. Here I am finally wanting to seek out some help and support and I cant seem to get anyone that will give me the info I need to help with this. :wtf2

hbb

I'm not exactly sure where you are but I googled Texas Al Anon and found this, hope it helps:

TEXAS
TEXAS (EAST & WEST) WEB SITE: Home


^AMARILLO - Al-Anon Info Serv (806-371-6366*) PO Box 2524, 79105, AIS , <amarilloais******.com>

^AUSTIN - Al-Anon/Alateen Center (512-441-8591)1030 G So. Lamar, 78704, Austin Al-Anon / Alateen Information Center

^BEAUMONT - Al-Anon Info Serv (409-899-3343*) 6640 Eastex Frwy, Suite 144, 77708, <[email protected]>

^DALLAS - Al-Anon Info Center (214-363-0461*) 6162 Mockingbird Lane #209, 75206. Spanish answering service (214-363-1550*), Welcome to Dallas Al-Anon Information Service, <[email protected]>

^DALLAS - Oficina Intergrupal Hispana Al-Anon (214-941-6599*) 2100 Clarendon, 75224 (Spanish)

EL PASO - Al-Anon/Alateen Info Serv (915-562-4083) PO Box 3489, 79923

^El PASO - Oficina Intergrupal Hispana de El Paso Texas (915 778-3686) 7728 Alameda, 79915 (Spanish)

FORT WORTH - Al-Anon/Alateen Info Serv (817-336-2492*) PO Box 470856, 76147-0856

^HOUSTON - AFG Literature Distribution Center (713-683-7227) 9800 NW Freeway, Suite 201, 77092, Houston Al-Anon Family Group, [email protected]. Spanish local (713-681-1296), Spanish toll-free (866-709-7726)

LUBBOCK - Al-Anon Info Serv (806-766-7302) PO Box 93317, 79493

^McALLEN - South Texas AIS, PO Box 2082, McAllen 78505, (800-757-5502*) (bilingual Spanish), <[email protected]>

^SAN ANTONIO - Al-Anon Info Serv (210-829-1392*) PO Box 701436, 78270, San Antonio Area AFG Al-Anon Alateen Information Service - District 12 13 Al-Anon Area 53 <SAAIS******.com>

^TYLER - Al-Anon Info Serv Office (903-597-6492*) 401 E. Front St., Ste. 145-A, 75701

WACO - Al-Anon/Alateen Info Serv (254-808-4757) PO Box 8374, 76714

Lacy

Thanks Heather ,but none of those have my area on it. I googled it also and couldn't find anything in my area. I know they surely have to have them in my area though because its a local number in the phone book. But they gave me another number to dial and so on as I said.... So IDK !

NeedingHelp7

1-888-4-Al-Anon.
(888-425-2666)

hbb

Oh, i see. Sorry Alot of times if you know of a place that holds AA meetings, they have Al Anon at the same place on a different night (we do in MA).

Lacy

Thanks for the number Needinghelp7 ! The one they gave me that I talked to and was suppose to call me back was a 817 number so I will give that one a try.

Lacy

You know I think it may be the same here as well. One lady did mention on the phone that she was giving me a AA number... so maybe.

sketscher

You know, I know the feeling, it's sorta like the run around i got with my therapist's office. It's frustrating...and I don't exactly know any other way to deal with those things but to whine I hope in time to learn to let it go.

anyway...

BMight I suggest you look in your local newspaper. My hometown lists those meetings for the week on a certain day.

cmc

Here is the link that I use for Alanon, I think it may be the same one hbb used to locate meeting in your state. (fwi..it's listed in the sticky section)
How to find a meeting in the US/Canada/Puerto Rico

Another way to find meetings is to call local rehab centers and/or halfway houses since they refer families of their clients to Alanon.

Astro

Keep trying Lacy, don't give up. You might even go to an AA meeting and ask some of the members if they know where Al-Anon meetings are held. It's not uncommon for some of us alcoholics to attend meetings for both programs.

baileyboop

There are also meetings in Stephenville, Texas and Abilene Texas if that helps. If you will PM me with your general area, I can help you find one close to you. I live in Texas also... : )

sandladyvb

Lacy, Keep trying and don't give up. The first meeting I went to was on a Tuesday evening. I got the informaiton from my local newspaper. The doors were locked and nobody showed up except me. It was a lonely feeling. But I was so desparate that on the following Monday, I went to another Al-Anon meeting. That was 31 years ago and I am so grateful that I followed through by finding another meeting.

Al-Anon members who answer telephone calls are volunteers. Most members work. So, they may be slower getting back to you. Also, volunteers change and records may be out of date. Once you know the day, place, and time of a meeting, you can always Google it or call the facility during the day.

Another way to get meeting information is to call 888-425-2666 8 am to 6 pm ET. That telephone number is operated by the Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., the international office of Al-Anon located in Virginia Beach, VA. It has nationwide meeting information.

Once you get to an AL-Anon meeting, you will meet other Al-Anon members and can get their telephone numbers there so that you can speak with them after the meeting or at another time convenient for both of you. Not going to Al-Anon sooner was the biggest mistake I ever made. So, I hope you will be persistent because meeting other people who understand drinking as an illness will make a world of difference to you. On-line is great for a "quick or interim fix," but there is no substitute for face to face human connections.

frstnm

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