Think
Before I joined Nar-Anon and learned about the slogan “Think,” I was at the beck and call of the addict. Whatever he asked: Fix the car, go to the store,…
Step Work
I decided that I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I came to realize that the addict and I were killing ourselves – she by using drugs…
Double Winner Practices Detachment
I am a double winner, an addict and a grateful member of Nar-Anon. I trust today when I end up somewhere by accident that I am right where I need…
Overcoming
I have often wondered if this is going to be me for the rest of my life. Who would have thought that I would be attending meetings on how to…
Patience
My Higher Power did not answer my prayer for patience with a lightning bolt from above to give it to me instantly. Instead, my Higher Power has given me multiple…
Fears & Shortcomings
When I was new in the Nar-Anon program, I thought that taking a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself, making a list of all the people I have harmed,…
Learning To Detach
How can I find serenity and peace in my life when my son is killing himself with drugs and his life is a mess? This was the first question I…
Desperation
I remember when I ran around doing crazy things in a desperate attempt to change the addicts in my life, and hoping to get rid of this disease called addiction.…
Tradition Eight
“Nar-Anon Twelfth Step work should remain forever non-professional,” meant to me that I was not walking into a room with people I had paid to ‘fix me.’ I was among…
Newcomers
I was so desperate, frustrated and full of anger when I walked into my first Nar-Anon meeting. I felt so much relief when I left. Caring fellow members spent time…