Alcohol Awareness for Loved Ones
Understanding alcohol abuse and alcoholism can be a key step in solving drinking problems Some people worry about their alcohol use but are not convinced that they need help. Friends or relatives might express their concern–”You have a drinking problem.” But often that well-intentioned statement fails to define the issue or suggest a clear solution. …∞
Posted in Adult Children of Alcoholics, Al-anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholics Victorious, Alcoholism, Codependency, Denial, Disease, Family, Help an Alcoholic, Treatment and tagged abuse, anxiety, brain, Denial, dependence, detachment, Disease, doctor, drinking, fear. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Detachment from the Alcoholic
It applies equally for the co-dependents of addiction, compulsive gambling and overeaters. “Alcoholism is a family disease. Living with the effects of someone else’s drinking is too devastating for most people to bear without help. “In Al-Anon we learn individuals are not responsible for another person’s disease or recovery from it. “We let go of …∞
Posted in Addictions, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Al-anon, Alateen, Alcoholism, Codependency, Family, Food, Gam-anon, Gambling, Healthy, Help an Alcoholic, Higher Power, Naranon, Relationships, Spirituality and tagged abused, detachment, Disease, obsession, overeaters. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Detachment from Emotion
Detachment means freedom from emotion. Many people in recovery from addiction, co-dependency, alcoholism and gambling have problems adjusting to life free of emotional entanglements. This article may help. Letting someone else’s behavior determine how we feel at every turn is irresponsible. Our emotions should be determined by us, not by someone else. But no doubt …∞
Posted in Addictions, Alcoholism, Codependency, Emotions, Emotions Anonymous, Gambling, Relationships and tagged detachment, emotional entanglements, freedom from emotion, insanity. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Families can Detach With Love
Alcoholism and addictions are family diseases. Living with the effects of someone else’s drinking or drugging is too devastating for most people to bear without help. In Al-Anon and Naranon we learn individuals are not responsible for another person’s disease or recovery from it. We let go of our obsession with another’s behavior and begin …∞
Posted in 12 Step Fellowships, Addictions, Al-anon, Alcoholism, Codependency, Family, Healthy, Naranon, Relationships, Sobriety, Spirituality and tagged detachment, dignity, family disease, obsession, rights. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Coping With Alcoholism / Addiction in the Family
Try to adopt the following approaches to your alcoholic / addict; 1. Try to learn the facts about alcoholism and other drug addiction. Keep an open mind. 2. Recognize addiction for what it is-a disease of the body, mind, behavior, and spirit from which people can and do recover. Like other diseases, nobody really intends …∞
Posted in Addictions, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Al-anon, Alcohol, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Codependency, Drugs, Family, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Help an Alcoholic, Spirituality, Women and tagged detachment, Disease, tough-love. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Freedom from Emotion
Detachment means “freedom from emotion.” Detachment is something all people in recovery seek. Letting someone else’s behavior determine how we feel at every turn is irresponsible. Our emotions should be determined by us, not by someone else. But no doubt we have spent years confusing the boundaries that separate us from other people. Whether at …∞
Posted in 12 Step Fellowships, Addictions, Codependency, Emotions, Relapse, Spirituality, Women, Youth and tagged boundaries, detachment, insanity, Karen Casey. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Detachment from Alcoholism
Detachment and recovery from alcoholism Like alcoholics themselves, the families and friends of alcoholics display symptoms denial, anxiety, guilt and require treatment. Al-Anon groups have proved to be an excellent resource for these people. But Al-Anon’s central concept, that of detachment, is resented and rejected by many prospective members of Al-Anon. Detachment involves realizing that …∞
Posted in Al-anon, Alcoholism, Codependency, Disease and tagged anxiety, Denial, detachment, powerlessness. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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