Nothing I Do Changes The Addicts Choice
I divorced my husband of eight years after he broke my arm in a drunken rage. He received jail time for domestic violence and I was sentenced to a Twelve…
Slow Down
I came to Nar-Anon confused and anxious to get my addict into recovery. This, I had decided, was the answer to all our problems. I listened to the readings and…
Higher Power
I never realized I was lonely and isolated before coming to Nar-Anon. I spent days by myself because I did not think anyone would understand me or the problems I…
Facing Reality
The reality that my loved one is an addict and has a disease is a tough reality to face. It is hard for me to have much hope, when the…
Slogans At Work
Live and Let Live is a two-part slogan. Because of my experience with addiction, I had to work the second part of this slogan “let live” first. Before I came…
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…