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pappasmurf


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I just finished reading my Co Dependent No more book.  20 whole chapters!  I can't remember the last time I was able to sit down and read a book.  I'm not able to usually sit down long enough and pay attention.  I bought this on audo CD and both listened to it on the road and read along in the book a the same time when I had a chance to sit down.  It took a couple weeks.

 

I can honestly say it really helped me undersdtand first, that I "am" a codependent.  Then, the issues I am having with my anger, resentment and how I need to detach, learn some acceptance and move out of my deniel stage.  The "Anger" and "Denial" sections really hit home.

This book was just the biginnig of what I need to do.  I am going to try my first al-anon meeting tonight and I have my "co dependent no more workbook" to help me work my steps.  I am serious about this and I need to prove to my wife (the addict) that I can change for the better of myself and the family.  I am doing this for myself first.

Have any of you read or recently read this book too?  If so, did it help, what steps did you take next?



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Well, I went to my first meeting and it was really nice. I felt at home there, sort of a peace. I didn't speak, but others did about how long they have been there and how calm they were. This gave me hope in that alanon was the next step that would give me what I need next. Which is some inner peace. I plan on continuing to go. The people were very nice. Heck, I even got a hug from one of the older ladies and lots of hand shakes. I left feeling good about where I'm at.

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That is fantastic news, PapaSmurf.

Not that we want to loose you here, but there is a GREAT Al-Anon forum here at MIP that is pretty active and has a lot of wonderful members with years of recovery and so much love and ESH to share.

http://alanon.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42727

Would love to have you continue to come share here, but I think you will really get some good recovery over there as well.

Good luck and congratulations on your first meeting!!!



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Hi,

I do a bit of everything.  It has been a journey to find where I'm at and it keeps on changing.  

First of I started with an adult child of alcoholics (acoa or aca) group, then began going along to al-anon meetings, then discovered my own problem with food and over exercising (overeaters anon) has helped with that and now I'm realising I have been a co dependent all my life.  

This has all happened over the past 5 years.  One thing follows another.  We are lucky here with this site.  I use the acoa, al-anon, aa (helps to understand my food problem and now this group.  

I'm still learning about co dependency, I haven't read a book on it.  Although it is mentioned in a lot of others I've read.  I hop on here occasionally and letters like your own teach me a little bit more about it all.

Kind Regards,

Tracey



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