Service
When I came to Nar-Anon, I felt life was unfair. Why did my husband have to be an addict? Don’t I deserve a normal, healthy family? This was my second…
Taking Step Five
When I heard that my area was sponsoring a Fourth Step weekend, I knew that God had decided that it was time for me to attend. Never in my wildest…
The Steps
One of the practices of my home group is to study one of the Twelve Steps on the first meeting of each month. Each person discusses what the step means…
Release The Anxiety
When I came to Nar-Anon, I had to be anxious about everything. I had to project what the next crisis would be, find out who would be involved, contemplate all…
Patience
I came to Nar-Anon expecting a quick fix for my problems. I soon found that it does not happen that way. I did not get instant recovery, but I learned…
Not My Job
Since joining Nar-Anon, I have learned many things. I have learned that many wonderful people are like me. Many of us were trained from an early age to take care…
Changing Myself
One morning I found myself crouched on our front porch steps. All the lights were out inside and outside of the house. I was watching the cottage next door for…
Keep Coming Back
Before Nar-Anon, I used to make agreements with the addict, thinking that I was helping her. In reality, I was trying to manipulate her into recovery. I tried to keep…
Why Worry
Sometimes it feels as if my problems will never end. Recently, I felt that my life would not ever get better. My computer wore out. My father was so weak…
Listen and Learn
One of the reasons I came to Nar-Anon was to find a way to get the addict clean. Whatever it took, I was willing to find the solution and solve…