AL-ANON PORTUGAL
We provide help to family members and friends of alcoholics.
We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, encouraging and understanding our alcoholic relatives, and welcoming and providing comfort to family members of alcoholics.
About Us
Al-Anon Family Groups are an association of relatives and friends of alcoholics.
who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve the problems they have in common. We believe that alcoholism is a disease that affects the family and that a change in our attitudes can help in recovery.
We provide help to family members and friends of alcoholics
There are no fees to be a member
We practice the 12 steps of AA ourselves
We always maintain the anonymity of our members
Preâmbulo
Os Grupos Familiares Al-Anon são uma associação de parentes e amigos de alcoólicos que partilham a sua experiência, força e esperança, a fim de solucionar os problemas que têm em comum. Nós acreditamos que o alcoolismo é uma doença que atinge a família e que uma mudança em nossas atitudes pode ajudar na recuperação.
Al-Anon is not affiliated with any sect, religion, political movement, organization, or institution; it does not engage in controversy or endorse or oppose any cause. There are no dues for membership.
Al-Anon has but one purpose: to help the families and friends of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, encouraging and understanding our alcoholic relatives, and welcoming and providing comfort to the families of alcoholics.
O Al-ANON é:
- An ASSOCIATION of relatives and friends of alcoholics who have realized that their lives have been affected by someone's alcoholism
- A SELF-HELP program based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
- A NON-PROFESSIONAL association whose members share experience, strength and hope in order to solve the problems they have in common
- A RECOVERY program that protects the identity of its members and AA members
- A program of a SPIRITUAL NATURE compatible with all religious beliefs or lack thereof
- Um programa com o ÚNICO PROPÓSITO: prestar ajuda a familiares e amigos de alcoólicos, quer ainda estejam a beber ou não
- A WORLDWIDE association, which has existed since 1951, with thousands of Groups in more than 100 countries
- COMPATIBLE with professional treatment. Statistics show that about 47% of its members seek professional counseling after joining Al-Anon.
- EXEMPT FROM FEES and monthly fees, being self-sufficient through the voluntary contributions of its own members
O Al-ANON não é:
- AFFILIATED with any sect, entity, organization or institution of a religious or political nature or of any other kind
- INVOLVED with outside ventures, neither supports nor opposes any cause
- AFFILIATED with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), although there is cooperation between the two associations
- CLASSIFIED as a religious organization, treatment center, counseling agency, or educational program
- INTENDED for family members of drug addicts or people with other difficulties, unless there is also a problem with alcoholism.
- AIMED AT professors
- SUBSTITUTE for professional treatment
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Reflections
What People says about Al-Anon
Growing up with an alcoholic father left its mark on me throughout my adulthood. I often feel guilty when things around me don't go as expected, and I often try to fix everything and anything even when it's not my responsibility. I also tend to magnify my mistakes and failures as if I were not allowed to fail. The desire to achieve an unattainable perfection has always been with me. Today, in recovery at Al-Anon, I realize that there are many behaviors that need to be addressed in me, which are the result of growing up with the disease of alcoholism. I feel that the program is for my entire life, because, in addition to everything I need to improve, the program helps me in all my activities to gradually become a better person.
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Podemos responder às suas perguntas
“Cada membro da comunidade é uma parte significativa de um grande círculo de esperança no respeito pela individualidade de cada um. O nosso bem-estar comum está em primeiro lugar e a nossa recuperação depende de uma atmosfera de confiança”
Al-Anon Declaration of Unity.
O único requisito para ser membro é que exista um problema de alcoolismo num parente ou amigo. Em Al-Anon, os seus membros não apontam caminhos ou dão conselhos aos outros membros. Em vez disto, compartilham a sua experiência, força e esperança a fim de solucionar os problemas que têm em comum. Nós acreditamos que o alcoolismo é uma doença que atinge a família e que uma mudança em nossas atitudes pode ajudar na recuperação.
To find a meeting, simply open the MEETINGS page and filter by region. There you will find the day, time and address. You can also join one of our online meetings, the link is also available.
There are no dues for membership. Al-Anon is self-supporting solely through the voluntary contributions of its own members, refusing outside contributions. It is the voluntary contributions of each member that support our Groups, Areas, Office, and Literature.
The Al-Anon Family Group Association is not anonymous. But its members are, and everything said in a group meeting or from member to member must be kept confidential. Only in this way can we feel free to say what is on our minds and hearts. This is how we help each other in Al-Anon. That is why in Al-Anon meetings around the world we find a card displayed: “What you see here, what you hear here, when you leave, leave it here.”
Al-Anon began in New York in 1951, founded by Lois Wilson, wife of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson. Following the path of AA from the beginning, using its principles and adapting its structure, Al-Anon now has a presence in more than 131 countries, helping thousands of people whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.
