{"id":93,"date":"2014-08-11T21:30:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T01:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanon.mystaging.online\/wordpress\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2023-07-27T11:49:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:49:45","slug":"the-forum-magazine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alanon.mystaging.online\/en\/literature\/the-forum-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/forumcover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-103 size-full\" src=\"\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/forumcover.jpg\" alt=\"Forum Magazine\" width=\"105\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanon.mystaging.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/forumcover.jpg 105w, https:\/\/alanon.mystaging.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/forumcover-100x152.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a>Al-Anon&#8217;s monthly magazine, <i>The Forum<\/i>, contains many personal stories of inspiration. Articles from members present their personal views and experiences. Opinions expressed here are not attributable to Al-Anon as a whole. In keeping with Tradition Eleven, individuals are identified by first names and last initials only.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subHeader\">How to subscribe to The Forum Magazine<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/al-anon.org\/pdf\/ForumOrder.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For a Mail-in subscription form<\/a>,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecomm.al-anon.org\/EN\/ItemDetail?iProductCode=EFORUM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For the Electronic Forum<\/a>,\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"subHeader\"><strong>A Sample of Forum Articles<\/strong><br \/><em>Reprinted with permission of The Forum, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cAlateen taught me about the disease of alcoholism.\u201d<\/b><br \/>Until I was seven, I thought I had a wonderful life. I lived with my mother, my aunt, and my grandfather. I had a lot of friends and I got good grades. I had no worries in the world, until my mother saw him again. &#8230; <a href=\"\/forum-article-alateen\">read more <\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cWithout detachment, I was imprisoned while my boyfriend was in jail\u201d<\/b><br \/>I came to Al-Anon when my boyfriend was sent to jail. For the first time in my life I could not maintain the illusion of control. &#8230; <a title=\"Forum Article \u2013 Detachment\" href=\"\/literature\/forum-article-detachment\/\">read more <\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cThe day I started over with Step One\u201d<\/b><br \/>For over five years, I had thought Step One was easy: \u201cWe admitted we were powerless over alcohol\u2014that our lives had become unmanageable.\u201d I certainly felt powerless, and I wasn\u2019t managing my life very well. 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