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These Tampa Al-Anon Meetings Provide Valuable Support for Families

When a person struggles with addiction, the focus is often placed on that person as they begin their alcohol rehab. This is understandable because a person in recovery needs all of the care and support they can get during this critical stage in their life, where Al-Anon meetings come into play.

One of the terrible aspects of addiction is the fact that it tends to be a family disease. Some people often forget that family members are forced to watch the life of their loved ones spiral out of control in many ways. Once that person decides to get help for their alcohol addiction, it’s essential that their family also commit themselves to a certain level of care to redevelop family relationships.

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For clients who come to Legacy Healing Center for alcohol detox and alcohol rehab, we offer them and their loved ones the opportunity to participate in family therapy and attend Al-Anon meetings after treatment. This form of treatment will allow you a chance to share your feelings about addiction and provide encouragement to your loved one while your loved one can express their own thoughts and provide you with an update as to how they are progressing in their treatment plan.

How Al-Anon Helps Recovery Alcoholics Stay Sober

It’s important to remember that attending Al-Anon meetings can provide friends and loved ones with valuable tools and resources. Here are a few ways that going to regular al-anon meetings can help you as well as your family member struggling with addiction to remain sober:

System of support

One of the sad aspects of addiction is that both the person struggling with addiction and the close friends and family members may feel incredibly alone. However, when you go to an Al-Anon meeting, you will quickly learn that you are not alone. In fact, several people may feel the same as you. Instead of spending your time trying to reach out to your family member struggling with addiction with how you think, you can reach out to other people who will better understand those emotions.

Better understanding of addiction

Unfortunately, many family members approach addiction and recovery without the understanding that addiction is a disease. Attending an al-anon meeting will help you have better insight regarding addiction, which may help change your approach to interacting with your loved one.

Find Al-Anon Meetings in Tampa

Several al-anon meetings are located in and around the Tampa area. Remember that if you don’t feel comfortable at one meeting, you can always try other sessions until you feel like you have found your homegroup.

If you’re interested in attending a meeting, here are a couple of suggestions that you may want to consider:

Top of the Bay AFG at Community United Methodist Church

This is an open meeting in which any friend or family member impacted by addiction is welcome. This meeting focuses on developing a community where each member of the group can lean on the other for support and learn more about what they can do to maintain their sense of recovery. This meeting takes place at the Community United Methodist Church every Sunday at 7 PM.

207 Buckingham Ave E, Oldsmar, FL 34677

Tampa Men’s AFG

Understandably, some people may feel more comfortable speaking in a group setting with other people of the same sex. The Tampa Men’s AFG is open to friends and family members of a person that is an alcoholic but also to persons in recovery whose addiction may have been triggered by the dependence of another person. This meeting occurs at The 3333 Club every Wednesday at 7:30 PM.

3333 W. Columbus Drive, Tampa, Florida 33607

Live and Let Live – Beginner’s Meeting at The Portico

The Live and Let Live – Beginner’s Meeting was explicitly designed for people taking the first steps toward attending al-anon meetings. This meeting will provide you with a plethora of information about addiction and what you can do to recover from the consequences of your family member’s addiction and restore your own sense of sanity and peace of mind.

1001 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33602

Whether you fear that your loved one is struggling with an addiction to alcohol or you have concerns about your addictive nature, you can count on the Legacy Healing Center team to provide you with the tools and insight you need to work through your issues. Please call us today at 888.534.2295 for more information about al-anon meetings or how to start addiction treatment.