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Lorna Finkenbinber
Friendswood, TX
I have been a member of Al-Anon for 10 years. It not only saved my life, it improved my life with my family and the outside world. When someone I love drinks and drugs to much, I get lost in it all. I don't know what to do, I think I caused the problem, I think I can control the problem, and I do my best to fix my loved one. What I have learned in Al Anon is that I can't do anything for the one who suffers from Alcoholism, I can only help myself. I can learn about the disease, educate myself in that area, attend as many Al Anon meetings that I can, keeping the focus on me and what I'm doing. I also found others in Al-Anon just like me. They were lost and didn't know what else to do, they were hopeless. In Al-Anon I learn there is hope, I can take care of me, and my needs get healthy and strong within myself, then the rest of the world and all of my problems in it and with it seem to get better. Knowing I'm not alone in this journey helps me to keep going to Al-Anon. If you have someone in your life with a drinking or drug problem and don't know where to turn, check out the Al-Anon web site www.al-anon.org. You might find a meeting, or information about what someone else’s drinking and drugging does to those that love them. I'm grateful today to have found recovery for myself and know today there is hope for a better tomorrow.
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