Time For Me And My Recovery
As a teenager in my small hometown, I felt like a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. At summer camp and conferences, I felt more accepted. This…
Awareness Brings Action
One day a devastating awareness changed my life. I was working and my children were in school when I became aware of the drug abuse within my family. Addiction crept into…
Awareness
I heard the birds sing today! I cannot remember the last time I heard the birds sing. Oh, the birds sing every day in my yard, but when addiction entered…
Courage
One night at a meeting, the topic of discussion was “courage.” The person who chaired the meeting said that they thought coming to the meetings over and over again represented…
Tradition Nine
I am familiar with the decision-making process of organizations such as government, corporations and schools. In those organizations, there are different levels of authority, a power structure. However, as a…
Manipulation
To me, manipulation is an art – a learned skill. When manipulating, I used a wealth of negative and self-serving behaviors to influence others, trying to make them act, think, and…
A Lifted Spirit
I am a fifteen-year-old member of Nar-Anon. When drugs and alcohol first reared their ugly heads, I was in denial. I ignored the bottles in the fridge, the hours my…
Joy
When I discovered my loved ones were addicted to drugs, I felt great sadness. I felt as though I would never be happy again. The joy was gone from my life.…
Boundaries
Boundaries are frequently discussed at meetings. I do not know if I have ever enforced my boundaries. I have tried by saying what I would not allow, but then, many…
Commitment
In our local Nar-Anon region, we have an annual event called a Narathon, which is similar to a convention. At the Narathon, members from several meetings gather to hear speakers…