Declaration
Let it begin with me.
When anyone, anywhere
reaches out for help
let the hand of Al-Anon
& Alateen always
be there & let it begin with me! 

Declaración de Al‑Anon
Que empiece por mí
Cuando alguien, dondequiera que sea, pida ayuda,
que nunca falte allí la mano de
Al‑Anon y Alateen, y — Que empiece por mí.

If you have questions
or are wondering if
Al-Anon/Alateen
would help you; or
should you recommend
Al-Anon/Alateen to
someone, please send
an email to:
web@Texas-Al-Anon.org.
or listen to
free Al-Anon Podcasts at http://al-anonfamilygroups.org/Podcasts/FirstSteps

• Are You Troubled By Someone's Drinking? Al-Anon Is For You! (S-17)
• Did You Grow Up With A Problem Drinker? (S-25)
• Is Someone's Drinking Getting To You? Alateen Is For You! (S-20)
  All pamphlets are posted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA. Please do not copy or reprint without permission from Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.

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district, committee
or AIS has an event
you would like posted
on this website
please contact us at
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Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference.

La Oración de la Serenidad 
Dios, concédeme la serenidad para aceptar las cosas que no puedo cambiar, valor para cambiar aquéllas que puedo, y sabiduría para reconocer la diferencia

Is Alateen for me? Alateen is for young people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. The following twenty questions are to help you decide whether or not Alateen is for you.

1. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative whose drinking upsets you?
2. Do you cover up your real feelings by pretending that you don’t care?
3. Are holidays and gatherings spoiled because of drinking?
4. Do you tell lies to cover up for someone else’s drinking or what’s happening in your home?
5. Do you stay out of the house as much as possible because you hate it there?
6. Are you afraid to upset someone for fear it will set off a drinking bout?
7. Do you feel nobody really loves you or cares what happens to you?
8. Are you afraid or embarrassed to bring your friends home?
9. Do you think the drinker’s behavior is caused by you, other members of the family, friends, or rotten breaks in life?
10. Do you make threats such as, "If you don’t stop drinking, fighting, I’ll run away"?
11. Do you make promises about behavior, such as, "I’ll get better school marks, go to church or keep my room clean" in exchange for a promise that the fighting and drinking will stop?
12. Do you feel that if your mom or dad loved you, he or she would stop drinking?
13. Do you ever threaten or actually hurt yourself to scare your parents into saying, "I’m sorry," or "I love you"?
14. Do you believe no one could possibly understand how you feel?
15. Do you have money problems because of someone else’s drinking?
16. Are mealtimes frequently delayed because of the drinker?
17. Have you considered calling the police because of the drinker’s abusive behavior?
18. Have you refused dates out of fear or anxiety?
19. Do you think your problems would be solved if the drinking stopped?
20. Do you ever treat people (teachers, schoolmates, teammates, etc.) unjustly because you are angry at someone else for drinking too much?

If you answered yes to three or more of these questions Alateen may be for you!

 

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