Carry The Message
When I first learned of my son’s addiction, I rode an emotional roller coaster. Nearly a year passed before I heeded the advice of my son’s Narcotics Anonymous sponsor, who…
Sponsorship
I have been blessed to find Nar-Anon through my family and friends whose addictions affected my well-being. I say blessed because it brought me to recovery and serenity, once I…
Healthy Boundaries
Today, I am learning the importance of setting healthy boundaries for myself. I learned from past experiences that all my efforts to control and change my addicted loved one by pleading, crying,…
Praise
As a child growing up with seven boys, grandparents, my mother, and aunt, there was little, if any, praise. Everything I did or accomplished was dutifully expected of me. I…
Step Twelve
I have been in Nar-Anon for a few years and continue to be excited about what I hear and see at meetings. I love to watch the new members grow.…
Tradition Twelve – Anonymity
It was a leap of faith for me to start a Nar-Anon Family Group. The request to start a meeting had come from an unlikely source – my son, who…
New Way To Live And Trust
Many mornings I wake up full of fear. My fears are not based on my present circumstances, as I am safe and warm in my bed. My thoughts are either…
Relief from Anger
I find that I have an amazingly self-centered disease. Being at the center of the world carries a lot of responsibility! I have to tell everyone what I want and…
Mind My Own Business
I know from working the Nar-Anon program that the only person I can control is me. Yet occasionally, I still continue to try to control people and situations. When will…
Breaking Old Habits
Letting go was one of the most difficult lessons I had to learn. I felt strongly that if I could control the behavior of the people in my life then…