tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post3461922017693188464..comments2023-10-10T03:04:15.570-07:00Comments on Grace was Calling and I Didn't Pick up: An Al-Anon WelcomeKathy M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17266701533758183054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-4677664661121775092014-11-22T11:17:31.337-08:002014-11-22T11:17:31.337-08:00Hi ,
The Dilemma of The Alcoholic Marriage is but...Hi , <br />The Dilemma of The Alcoholic Marriage is but a false dilemma, the true dilemma being marriage itself whoever to. It has little if anything to do with an alcoholic person, man or woman. That book is sexist and outmoded. It should have been discontinued a long time ago. It should have never been written in the first place. There is but 10-12% men in Al-Anon Family Groups, no wonder why. I owe my survival to Al-Anon; but I believe AFG will disappear before men are equal to women – at least in number – in that “wonderful” fellowship. <br />Also much more is known today about mental illness (schizophrenia, depression, etc.) than at the time of the two cofounders. Do You Doubt Your Sanity says nothing about neither sanity, nor insanity and less yet about psychosis – mental drunkenness. It is an empty pamphlet like many other useless Al-Anon pamphlets. Let’s keep it simple. There is much too much useless Al-Anon literature that speaks about anything but the real thing and that keeps members deluded about the real thing: mental illness. <br />If Al-Anon literature does not reflect today’s reality, then what? If his/her/their alcohol or drug abuse is your obsession (schizophrenia-related obsessive-compulsive disorder), try AFG and hurry on to more important matters. See Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (http://www.sardaa.org/) <br />Guy-Léo Morin, p.a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02662105419819582555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-53413546013801874212010-06-30T15:01:18.472-07:002010-06-30T15:01:18.472-07:00It is great to hear a perspective from 'the ot...It is great to hear a perspective from 'the otherside'.<br /><br />I am starting to blog about my recovery, as I start to do the steps, and beyond (I guess I wanted to make the commitment aloud somewhere).<br /><br />It is so nice to read you very well thought out, and clearly explained, guide to you experinces and the program you have undertaken.<br /><br />I never realised that Al-Anon members did the 12 steps - I learn something new everyday!<br /><br />My best wishes,<br />CRecoveringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939087109899524864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-57248962251591620792010-03-01T14:11:59.689-08:002010-03-01T14:11:59.689-08:00You and I have very similar stories. Thanks for sh...You and I have very similar stories. Thanks for sharing yours. Glad to have found you and thank you for the comment you left on my blog.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326425173333184401noreply@blogger.com