Just for today.
You don’t have to fix your whole life. Just this one day. There are free, anonymous groups for every addiction, all over the world and at any age.
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A meeting, right now
It’s always meeting time somewhere in the world. You can join today from your phone, with your camera off if you like.
See online meetingsYou didn’t cause it. But you can take care of yourself.
Groups for parents, partners, children and friends of someone with an addiction.
The essentials before you start
- It’s free
No dues, no sign-up, no contracts. Whoever wants to gives what they can.
- It’s anonymous
No one asks for your last name or details. What’s said there stays there.
- You can just listen
At your first meeting you don’t have to speak. You can just sit and listen.
- Your age doesn’t matter
Some arrive at 18 and some at 70. It’s never too late to start.
- 1. Admit
I accept that this got bigger than me and that, on my own, I haven’t been able to control it.
- 2. Hope
I open up to the idea that something greater than me, the group, life, or God as I understand it, can help me find balance again.
- 3. Decide
I decide to stop fighting alone and to trust that support.
- 4. Look inward
I take an honest look at my life: what I did, what I felt, what brought me here.
- Al-Anon Family Groups and Alateen
For family and friends of people who drink. Alateen is for teenagers.
- Nar-Anon Family Groups
For family and friends of people addicted to drugs.
- Families Anonymous
For parents, partners and friends of someone with any addiction or destructive behavior.
- Gam-Anon and Gam-A-Teen
For family and friends of people who gamble. Gam-A-Teen is for young people.
- They never charge you
A real group doesn’t ask for fees, dues or “mandatory donations”.
- They never hold you
No one can lock you in or stop you from leaving. You can go whenever you want.
- They never punish you
No hitting, humiliation or punishment “for your own good”.
- They never isolate you
No one can take your phone, documents or contact with your family.