How will Al-Anon Help Me?

Many who come to Al-Anon are in despair, feeling hopeless, unable to believe that things can ever change. We want our lives to be different, but nothing we have done has brought about change. We all come to Al-Anon because we want and need help.
In Al-Anon, members share their own experience, strength, and hope with each other. You will meet others who share your feelings and frustrations, if not your exact situation. We come together to learn a better way of life, to find happiness whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.

In Al-Anon we learn:

• Not to suffer because of the actions or reactions of other people;
• Not to allow ourselves to be used or abused by others in the interest of another's recovery;
• Not to do for others what they could do for themselves;
• Not to manipulate situations so others will eat, go to bed, get up, pay bills, not drink;
• Not to cover up for anyone's mistakes or misdeeds;
• Not to create a crisis;
• Not to prevent a crisis if it is in the natural course of events