“I took his drinking personally” from Al-Anon Family Groups

Описание: Many people question why the family members of an alcoholic need a recovery program too if they don’t have a drinking problem. What Al-Anon members come to understand is that alcoholism is a family disease. Some refer to it as a disease of relationships. Those closest to the alcoholic suffer the most and can easily get caught up in the behavior of the other person. Family members often react to the alcoholic’s behavior and may try to control their drinking for them. They may also take on the blame, guilt, and shame that really belong to the drinker.

In this interview with an anonymous Al-Anon member, she shares one of the ways her husband’s drinking affected her and what she learned in Al-Anon that helped.

If there a history of alcoholism in your family, maybe Al-Anon can help you too. Meeting information is available at:

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DISCLAIMER:

This interview was recorded at the 2018 Al Anon International Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Members were asked to share about various aspects of the Al Anon program and their personal experience.

Members’ anonymity is protected so that they can share openly and honestly about their experience with a loved one’s drinking and with the Al Anon program.

The opinions expressed in this video were strictly those of the person who gave them.