Genesis Club Al-Anon Web Page
Al-Anon Area 61 www.area61afg.org
Welcome
The AI-Anon/Alateen
Family Groups are a fellowship of friends and relatives of alcoholics who share
their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems.
We believe that alcoholism
is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery. AI-Anon's
primary purpose is to help friends and family members of alcoholics whether the
alcoholic is still drinking or not.
Here you'll meet others who have gone
through experiences similar to yours. You can share your story in comfort,
knowing that your anonymity is protected. You'll find Al-Anon literature and materials
as well as other tools to help you get back the sanity and serenity you deserve.
As a newcomer, you may feel that
you're here for the alcoholic ... that you may learn how to stop his or her
drinking. The truth is that you're here because of the alcoholic and not for the
alcoholic. You'll learn that you did not cause the alcoholic to drink, that you
cannot control his or her drinking, and that you can't cure the alcoholic.
You're here for yourself. This is your program, your recovery from the effects
of the disease of alcoholism.
Is Al-Anon For Me?
Millions of people are
affected by the excessive drinking of someone close, perhaps a family member,
coworker, friend, or neighbor. Take a look at these questions to see if AI-Anon
may help you.
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Do you worry about how much someone else drinks?
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Do you tell lies to cover up for someone else's
drinking?
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Do you feel that there's no one who understands your problems?
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Do you feel that drinking is more important to your loved one than you
are?
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Do you make threats such as, "If you don't stop drinking, I'll leave
you"?
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Do you secretly try to smell the drinker's breath?
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Have you considered calling the police for help in fear of abuse?
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Do you search for hidden alcohol?
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Are you losing sleep or time from work because of problems related to
someone else's drinking?
Thoughts To Consider
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Alcoholism is a disease that sometimes affects the behavior of
alcoholics.
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Try ai least six meetings before deciding whether AI-Anon is for
you. Don't expect too much too soon.
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Keep an open mind. Take what you like from the meetings and leave the
rest.
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Everything said at meetings is confidential.
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We will protect your anonymity and ask that you protect ours.
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During a meeting, please feel free to share if you're comfortable or
"pass" and just listen.
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To work our program, we've found these ideas to be helpful:
o Read as
much as possible about alcoholism
o
Go to meetings
o Call
people on the AI-Anon phone list
o Develop
a trusting relationship with a sponsor
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AI-Anon is a spiritual program, not a religious one. For many of us, God
is our Higher Power but need not be.
• At the end of our meetings, we often share hugs. Please feel free to accept them or not.
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