I went to my first Al-Anon meeting last night. It was really hard, and I sat there near tears the whole time and with knots in my stomach. Out of about 20 people, it was mostly women. Most of them were there for either their alcoholic parents or children. There were a few with spouses. From their stories I've got the idea that I'm very early in my sitch with W's alcohol problems. That felt good;
Even though I was a wreck during the meeting (as were others), right afterward several people came right up and talked to me and it helped out. Mostly, it's a similar message to DB: work on myself. Again, I'm confronted with my lack a patience in that I wanted more answers. What I need to do is go to meetings regularly and work it.
I'm still confused about what steps to take next, other than patience and seek more counseling. I have another meeting saturday with a men's group.
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