NAR - ANON Offers Hope
Mission Statement
The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by someone else’s addiction. As a twelve step program, we offer our help by sharing our experience, strength, and hope. Do You Need NAR-ANON
These 20 questions allow us to evaluate ourselves to see if Nar-Anon might be right for us. Ask yourself the following questions and then answer them as honestly as you can. 1. Do you find yourself making excuses, lying or covering up for someone? 2. Do you have a reason not to trust this person? 3. Is it becoming difficult for you to believe his/her explanations? 4. Do you lie awake worrying about this person? 5. If it is your child, is he/she missing school often without your knowledge? 6. If it is your spouse, is he/she missing work and leaving bills to pile up? 7. Are your savings mysteriously disappearing? 8. Are the unanswered questions causing hostility and undermining your relationship? 9. Are you asking yourself, "What’s wrong?" and "Is it my fault?" 10. Are normal family disagreements becoming hostile and violent? 11. Are your suspicions turning you into a detective and are you afraid of what you may find? 12. Are you canceling your social functions with vague excuses? 13. Are you becoming increasingly reluctant to invite friends to your home? 14. Is concern for this person causing you headaches, a knotty stomach and extreme anxiety? 15. Do minute matters easily irritate this person? Does your whole life seem like a nightmare? 16. Are you unable to discuss the situation with friends and relatives because of embarrassment? 17. Are you frustrated by ineffective attempts to control the situation? 18. Do you overcompensate and try not to make waves? 19. Do you keep trying to make things better and nothing helps? 20. Are the life style and friends of this person changing? Do you ever think they may be using drugs? If you have answered “Yes” to four or more of these questions, Nar-Anon may be able to give you the answers you are looking for. |
Penn Yan NAR-ANON Meetings
Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. At the Penn Yan United Methodist Church, Memorial Building 166 Main Street, P.O. Box 242, Penn Yan, NY Contacts: Caitlyn at 315-694-1674 Gail at 315-406-1549 Kris at 315-694-0787 For More information Download the flyer below.
Vision Statement
We will carry the message of hope throughout the world to those affected by the addiction of someone near to them. We will do this by;
What Is NAR - ANON?
The Nar-Anon Family Groups is primarily for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation concerning the addiction problem of someone very near to you. We have traveled that unhappy road too, and found the answer with serenity and peace of mind. When you come into the family group, you are no longer alone, but among true friends who understand your problem as few others could. We respect your confidence and anonymity as we know you will respect ours. We hope to give you the assurance that no situation is too difficult and no unhappiness is too great to be overcome. Our program, which is not a religious one but a spiritual way of life, is based on the Twelve Steps of Nar-Anon. We've found that the working of these steps will bring the solution to practically any problem. We urge you to take this program and its twelve steps seriously. It has been as helpful to us as the Narcotics Anonymous program is to the addict. We only ask for the wisdom and courage to see ourselves as we really are, to do something about ourselves with the help of a Higher Power as we understand this, and for the grace to release our addicts with love and cease trying to change them. Keep an open mind and attend as many meetings as possible. Feel free to share during the meeting. You may ask questions after the meeting. You'll soon make friends and will feel very much a part of the group. With the understanding that addiction is a disease, and the realization that we are powerless over it, as well as over other people's lives, we are ready to do something useful and constructive with our own. Then, and only then, can we be of any help to others. |