What You Say Here, Let it Stay Here

Ironic that this is hosted on the internet, where anonymity is always an option, and security is usually absent. One of the principle tenants of any 12 step program is anonymity and security so that true healing can begin. Now, obviously “m not following that tenet because I am the one posting these things, opening up and sharing so that others might not feel so alone or desperate. But the premise still holds true. Recovery is an individual process, as much as it’s a group effort. So what is said here, let it stay here.

Quick and Simple Disclaimer: The readings in this post are literally taken wholesale out of the book entitled Courage to Change. You can find it at Amazon, Here. The portion entitled Alleged Insight, well that mess is all me.
If you’re an introvert, go buy the book, if you’re a broke introvert, the text from many good books can be found HERE , if you’re in dire straits however, go find an Al-Anon Meeting, it saved me.

So onward to Today’s Reading

Many of us resisted comign to Al-Anon because we didn’t want anyone to know about our problems. We feared that our boss or our friends would find out, or that it would get back to the alcoholic.

These fears accompanied me to my first Al-Anon meeting. To my horror, just as I sat down one of my neighbors…