Through An Al-Anon Filter

Al-Anon was the first place I heard this term. It was explained to me as the driving force behind a lot of impulsive behavior - the idea tha...

From the ODAT, page 181: "We share with the alcoholic one common enemy: self-deception." When we are newcomers to program, wit...

Ever have one of those conversations where you feel, the entire time, that there's some kind of subtext running, of which you are unawar...

I was in a department store yesterday, and witnessed something that I haven't been able to forget - a small incident in daily life, but ...

I've had physical problems for years, ever since a work accident long ago. Once I was out of the hospital and things had stabilised, I w...

This can be an enjoyable pastime for those not in recovery - one can feel superior in many ways, while castigating the other person for thei...

Before Al-Anon, I met rudeness with disbelief and self-doubt. Had I done something to provoke this? How could a reasonable person behave li...