• The General Mental Health Forum is now a Read Only Forum. As we had two large areas making it difficult for many to find, we decided to combine the Mental Health & the Recovery sections of the forum into Mental Health & Recovery as a whole. Physical Health still remains as it's own area within the entire Recovery area.

    If you are having struggles, need support in a particular area that you aren't finding a specific recovery area forum, you may find the General Struggles forum a great place to post. Any any that is related to emotions, self-esteem, insomnia, anger, relationship dynamics due to mental health and recovery and other issues that don't fit better in another forum would be examples of topics that might go there.

    If you have spiritual issues related to a mental health and recovery issue, please use the Recovery Related Spiritual Advice forum. This forum is designed to be like Christian Advice, only for recovery type of issues. Recovery being like a family in many ways, allows us to support one another together. May you be blessed today and each day.

    Kristen.NewCreation and FreeinChrist

  • Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

Al-anon?

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes
H

hikingchick77

Guest
Hello!

I am an adult survivor of alcoholic parents, and have a handful of issues i have been working on through the years with counseling and other self-help guides. However, I am considering going to an Al-Anon meeting in addition to this in order to meet others who have been through similar cicumstances. What are they like? Would anyone recommend or not recoomend them?
 

madison1101

Senior Veteran
Sep 17, 2004
4,354
288
67
Pennsylvania
✟5,939.00
Faith
Christian
Marital Status
Single
Politics
US-Democrat

Each Al-Anon group is different in its make up of people. I do know that there are some groups that are specifically oriented for adult children of alcoholics, and you could call or go to the website to learn where those specific meetings are.

I do know they use the same 12 steps as AA, and I believe they also encourage sponsorship. I have not actually been active in it, but have attended some meetings.
 
Upvote 0
Y

Your Friend Adam

Outside Eden, struggling toward Gethsemane
Feb 24, 2009
46
2
Texas
✟22,676.00
Faith
Non-Denom
Marital Status
Married

I'd look at it like chicken soup when you're sick.......it couldn't hurt....

When I was in my late 20's I attended ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) meetings that were terrible; however, my part in it was that I never worked the steps. At age 41 I attended my first AA meeting and have been progressing ever since.

Do you drink alcoholic beverages?
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Anyone ever read or attend lectures by Dr. Norm Finkelstein?
Replies
26
Views
959
American Politics
Chesterton
Catholicism quietly growing among young adults in Denver
Replies
1
Views
76
One Bread, One Body - Catholic
RileyG
Struggling with questions/anxiety
Replies
3
Views
353
Prayer Wall
ProsopoMillion
alcohol use
Replies
6
Views
727
Prayer Wall
RileyG
L
Help finding American Church History artifacts.
Replies
0
Views
157
Christian History
LJM14
L
Menu
Log in
Register