Spiritual Awakening
I remember coming into the Nar-Anon program and thinking that I was going to get help. I did not know what kind of help, but I was hoping that my…
Justification
When I get angry, I feel as though I have to justify my actions and defend why I feel the way I do. This started long before my children began…
Controlling To Changing
Some of the lessons I am learning at my Nar-Anon meetings are that I cannot control someone else, feel their emotions, hear their thoughts, or change them. These have not…
Serenity Prayer
God – my Higher Power, the one I petition to help me through the darkness that envelopes me; Grant me the Serenity – allow me to have serenity, a disposition free of…
Why Me?
Before I came to the Nar-Anon program, I named myself “Pitiful Pearl.” I was so obsessed by worry, fear, obligation, guilt, and coping with the addict’s behavior that I could…
Allow The Process
I tried to manipulate the affairs of my life to reduce the pain of others. That eventually caused me pain. I could not stand to watch other people make mistakes…
Anxiety
Anxiety is defined as “the strong wish to do a particular thing, especially if the wish is unnecessarily or unhealthily strong.” This certainly describes the way I feel and how…
Think
Today I express my fears and know that my Higher Power will control the outcome. I am where I need to be. When I feel anxiety, I can focus on…
Family Disease
I found that I was anxious, angry and out of control. The addicts in my life had become my main focus. I was lost most of the time in anger,…
My Obsession
I heard it said in a meeting that family members also behave like addicts. How can that be? Reflecting, I took a look at myself. I found I am addicted…