So, I went to my first Al-Anon meeting last night.
I have mixed feelings about it. I don't know if it was because it was half a dozen older (50+) ladies that were there dealing with their alcoholic husbands, or if it was just the first time feeling because I kind of wished I was anywhere else in the world.
They said that I should give it at least 6 weeks before I make a final judgment, but I just can't seem to shake the feeling that they will have no idea where I'm coming from when I bring up my 23yr difficult child drug addiction and other issues.
I got the impression that they were all still with their spouses and were working on themselves to learn to live harmoniously with addiction. Whereas, I am trying to learn how to detach from my destructive difficult child.
Any thoughts? Should I try to keep going, or should I try another meeting, and maybe feel a connection with a different group of people?
Just feeling like I will never find support.
I have mixed feelings about it. I don't know if it was because it was half a dozen older (50+) ladies that were there dealing with their alcoholic husbands, or if it was just the first time feeling because I kind of wished I was anywhere else in the world.
They said that I should give it at least 6 weeks before I make a final judgment, but I just can't seem to shake the feeling that they will have no idea where I'm coming from when I bring up my 23yr difficult child drug addiction and other issues.
I got the impression that they were all still with their spouses and were working on themselves to learn to live harmoniously with addiction. Whereas, I am trying to learn how to detach from my destructive difficult child.
Any thoughts? Should I try to keep going, or should I try another meeting, and maybe feel a connection with a different group of people?
Just feeling like I will never find support.