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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go to real therapy, and take your kids too. Don't go to this alanon/alcoholics anonymous BS which is just an outdated religious ploy that never really worked very well anyway. [/quote]

This is horrible, horrible advice.

Al Anon is the ONLY program for YOU to get help from the effects of your DH's alcoholism in your life.  And same with Al A teen for your kids.  It is an amazing program with tons of people willing to support you.  The meetings even have phone lists, you can get a sponsor to lean on.  Try a few different meetings.  [/quote]

FWIW, I wasn’t a huge fan of Al-anon. We are atheists. Yes, you can try and re-conceptualize the higher power as non-religious but for me that was awkward, because many people in the room were religious. I also wasn’t wild about the blind leading the blind format, and I found a lot of resistance to psychiatric meds  as another form of substance abuse, which is terrible advice considering how many people are dual-diagnosed with MI and substance abuse.

I preferred seeking help from a trained therapist and psychiatrist but YMMV. [/quote]

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