COMING OUT of CRAZINESS
"Believe you can, and your halfway there"--Theodore Roosevelt. As I mentioned in an earlier post that Al-Anon (a world wide fellowship that offers a program of recovery for the families and friends of alcoholics whether they are sober or active.) ended up giving me great hope and serenity. It wasn't overnight, but consistency in attending their meeting and getting involved eased my craziness. My s/o, was sober but very angry and not very supportive of my mental health diagnosis. I wasn't looking for perfection but knew the way we were interacting with each other was unhealthy. We had moved from Massachusetts to the Carolina's, a year prior which put more strain on both of us. A neighbor introduced me to Al-Anon. I was able to find some meetings that I could bring my children to. I also had a second neighbor that I confided in and started attending a presbyterian church. My feelings of hopelessness started to...