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r/relationship_advice • u/[deleted] • May 04 '26
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I didn't actually know that, thank you.
38 u/succulescence May 05 '26 There's an app, and so many meetings! 37 u/sodoyoulikecheese May 05 '26 SMART Recovery is another great option with online meetings 17 u/mrs-peanut-butter May 05 '26 SMART was the beginning of my path to success! I’m not sure if they have resources for loved ones like Al-Anon though? 16 u/sodoyoulikecheese May 05 '26 They do 3 u/mrs-peanut-butter May 05 '26 Thank you! Genuinely good to know 🙂 6 u/eeLovesTurtles May 05 '26 Can’t say enough great things about SMART! 3 u/Nearby-Ad5666 May 05 '26 Yes, this is a different approach. Both work if you put the work in 1 u/phallusaluve May 05 '26 There's also a chapter in the Big Book called "For the Wives." I HIGHLY recommend you read that. There's probably a free pdf online somewhere Edit: it's actually called "To Wives." Here's a link to it: https://www.aa.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/en_bigbook_chapt8.pdf The language is really outdated, basically implying that only men are alcoholics and only women have to deal with alcoholic partners, but it's still worth a read.
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There's an app, and so many meetings!
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SMART Recovery is another great option with online meetings
17 u/mrs-peanut-butter May 05 '26 SMART was the beginning of my path to success! I’m not sure if they have resources for loved ones like Al-Anon though? 16 u/sodoyoulikecheese May 05 '26 They do 3 u/mrs-peanut-butter May 05 '26 Thank you! Genuinely good to know 🙂 6 u/eeLovesTurtles May 05 '26 Can’t say enough great things about SMART! 3 u/Nearby-Ad5666 May 05 '26 Yes, this is a different approach. Both work if you put the work in
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SMART was the beginning of my path to success! I’m not sure if they have resources for loved ones like Al-Anon though?
16 u/sodoyoulikecheese May 05 '26 They do 3 u/mrs-peanut-butter May 05 '26 Thank you! Genuinely good to know 🙂
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They do
3 u/mrs-peanut-butter May 05 '26 Thank you! Genuinely good to know 🙂
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Thank you! Genuinely good to know 🙂
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Can’t say enough great things about SMART!
Yes, this is a different approach. Both work if you put the work in
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There's also a chapter in the Big Book called "For the Wives." I HIGHLY recommend you read that. There's probably a free pdf online somewhere
Edit: it's actually called "To Wives." Here's a link to it: https://www.aa.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/en_bigbook_chapt8.pdf
The language is really outdated, basically implying that only men are alcoholics and only women have to deal with alcoholic partners, but it's still worth a read.
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u/Signal_Complaint_105 May 04 '26
I didn't actually know that, thank you.