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Sponsorship…Understanding
Dec 28, 2016
I asked a member to be my sponsor because I felt I needed to connect with someone regularly. I don't talk to her every day, but she has heard my story more completely than anyone else, and when I call...
Read MoreSomeone Who Understands
Dec 15, 2016
Once I learned that S-Anon existed, I knew I would attend, but my motives were mixed. Mostly I felt that I “should” go, to be the loving wife that could never be accused of not supporting her husband, an addict....
Read MoreIt Really Does Work
Nov 29, 2016
I was real familiar with going into a group and blending into the woodwork. I was afraid of saying the wrong thing, hurting somebody’s feelings, or making a fool of myself. I always worried about how other people saw me,...
Read MoreA Weight Was Lifted
Nov 24, 2016
It was like coming home! Several years before I found S-Anon I was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. At that time I said to my therapist, “I wish there was a group like Al-Anon for me because I feel completely...
Read MoreOut of Despair and Denial
Nov 15, 2016
I remember sitting there and having no idea what was happening. I didn’t understand what they meant by “powerlessness” and I didn’t understand how my life was unmanageable. I could hear it in other people’s stories, but I thought I...
Read MoreA Humbling Experience
Oct 26, 2016
I hoped I would find some answers on how I could fix my husband. Even though I was suicidal, I really didn’t think that I had that much of a problem. Talk about minimizing! It was a humbling experience for...
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