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Addiction & Recovery

MrsBrady

(4,187 posts)

4. Al-anon here.

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 02:26 PM

Dec 2011

I (used to) suffer from Alcoholism, even though I am not problem drinker.
It's a family (or friend of) disease.

But like those in AA, I get a daily reprieve from being stark raving nuts,
if I do what I need to do for myself....work the steps, talk to my sponsor,
go to meetings, and help others, etc...

I have a life today, so I gotta live it.

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I'm just wondering... [View all] Little Star Dec 2011 OP

I feel like we had Alanon folks in the old DU group. wildeyed Dec 2011 #1

I would think so cally Dec 2011 #2

Yes, we have CODA issues here.. Stuart G Dec 2011 #3

As a recovering superwoman, tavalon Feb 2012 #15

Al-anon here. MrsBrady Dec 2011 #4

Alanon saved my life. I was a raving lunitic! n/t Little Star Dec 2011 #5

Another Al-Anon here. I started in Adult Children way back, raccoon Dec 2011 #6

Yep. That stinkin thinkin of mine keeps popping up.. Little Star Dec 2011 #7

I spent three years in CoDA, 14 years ago tavalon Dec 2011 #11

It's funny (not ha ha) tavalon Feb 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Star Dec 2011 #9

I prefer to say that the 12 steps help me to save my own life tavalon Feb 2012 #13

What you said! Little Star Dec 2011 #8

It better be tavalon Dec 2011 #10

That's my addiction and yeah, it's as horrible as any of the others. tavalon Feb 2012 #12