We Are No Longer Alone
I do not seem to be able to think about anything but my loved one. I keep projecting all the “what ifs” and how my life “could have been.” All…
Today Is A New Day!
I was a spectator on the sidelines of life, never a participant marching in the joyous parade of the living. I lived in fear of losing the addict to the disease…
Perspective
“E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stele” – (And so we emerged again to see the stars). This Latin phrase is the last line of Dante’s Inferno. After attending Nar-Anon meetings for…
Dealing With Addiction
I think that the message of Nar-Anon is taking hold in my brain. The first message – I have no control – is a great help. I have seen the addict…
Trust – Tools of the Program
My loved one suffers from the disease of addiction. By living with active addiction, I learned that I could not trust the addict. I could not trust that he would be…
Step Six
Step Six is an action step. It teaches me it is time to slough off the old, to apply the new. I once heard someone use the illustration of buying a…
Forgiveness
As I practice the Twelve Steps of Nar-Anon, I learn to make healthier choices. I can now identify times in my life when I have made less than healthy choices. There is…
Responsibility
Because of the drug use, the stealing and lying, and the chaos that goes along with active addiction, I asked the addict to leave our home. The chaos persisted, and in…
Changing What I Can
One of the greatest things about the Nar-Anon program is how it can change our lives. I think of the members in my group who share how they have grown and…
Hope
I started attending Nar-Anon meetings because everything that I had attempted to do in an effort to change my daughter had failed. My life was spinning out of control. During…