I Went to my First Al-Anon Meeting - YEA!

Hi..

I went to my first Al-anon meeting today.... I was really scared, but when I got there, I relaxed. I keep learning new things everyday and every miniute. It's really cool! I'm feeling so much better and happier.... I have been working on learning not to be a "people pleaser" and boy that's a tuffy! I did tell someone *No* when they asked me to do a favor for them....and they said *okay*...that was weird for me..I thought they would yell or something..LOL

My husband has been great, and he has even noticed a difference in me! I heard him talking on the phone today to one of his friends and he told his friend that he was "working on giving up the liquid diet" (as he calls it)..he didn't know I was home. He has yet to go for help or a meeting, and I haven't said anything to him about it (and I don't intend to ) He hasn't had a beer in 3 days.... He is irritable and has been eating everything in the house. All I can do is pray for him!

Our roommate went on one of his little binges. He left and has been gone for two days and no one know where he is. He does not drink, but he has a drug problem. The phone has been ringing off the hook with everyone looking for him, and instead of lying and covering up for him I simply said that I did not know where he was!

My husband must have been reading my Al-Anon stuff because I heard him telling some of the roommates' friends some quotes from Al-Anon.. ?

These last couple days have been really wonderfull for my whole family, I keep waiting for a bomb to go off..I know it will happen....it's just a matter of time.

When it does, I know now that I can go to an Al-Anon meeting... I feel that I've made some progress from the way I was the other night....and I don't intend to go back to the way I was...! I've got a lot to learn and a lot of questions ... day to day

Thanks to you all... : )

Teena