AlAnon One Day At A Time Community Group
This is a group for families and friends affected by someone elses drinking.
I fell out of Alanon after I returned Stateside in 2008 from a year and a half of studying Biology in Ecuador. My stateside home group had changed radically in my absence and none of the other groups I tried seemed to fit well. Maybe it was my view of Alanon which had changed. Alanon was quite new in Ecuador and the beginner's enthusiasm was quite contagious. Maybe I was too restless to see the appeal of home in whatever context. I've travelled quite extensively across North America since then. Most of my peer support has been on-line during those travels. During recent domestic upheavals I have come to wonder if my on-line peer support is more of a social media addiction than real peer support. Fruedian Facebook?
My current residence is not quite a committed situation, but I have been affiliated with a ranch here for 3 years and in continuous residence since April. I have not formed any local bonds and am feeling the isolation, big time.
Any thoughts on finding a Home Group? Is that term still being used?
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
Studying biology sounds quite intriguing. I have always loved the sciences and after a career in hospitality/law/hr, went back to school for my psychology degree. Check out the other groups here and see if you can touch base with these people. They're pretty awesome so far as I can tell.
I think they have online group meetings that follow the same principles of the twelve traditions like at in person meetings
check out al-anon.org . perhaps a home group there which can travel with you might be a little more structured than the community support here and it might complement here nicely in your tool box.
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