Carol's Place

Halloween Page

As children, we look forward to Halloween. We plan our costumes carefully and dream of all the candy we will have when the day is over. We tell scarey stories about monsters and demons that really only exist in our imaginations.

Once we are grown, we learn that those monsters never did exist. But we do learn that the real horrors of life can be more frightening than anything our imaginations could ever create. And one horror from which many suffer is the horror of addiction to drugs or alcohol.

My imagination has run rampant at the thought of this horror and below is my attempt to show what I think it might be like, not only from the addicted person's point of view, but also from the view point of those who may love an addicted person.

For those of you who are seeking help, whether you are somehow involved with an alcoholic/addict or you are the alcholic/addict yourself, there is help out there. Look in your phone book for the 800 number and ask about local meetings. OR you can go to the Addiction and Recovery Forum (AOL Keyword: A&R). Here you will find all kinds of online meetings.

In my search for graphics, I just happened upon this site. It looks like a site full of information not only for those addicted to alcohol but also for those of us who care about an alcoholic. And it is a site anyone with any internet browser can visit.