“I went into Al-Anon, as so many of us do, with an overwhelming desire to pour out my troubles, to talk, talk, talk. It was like a dammed-up river that suddenly burst its banks. And, although it gave me some relief, it left behind an emptiness, a certain dissatisfaction.” (ODAT, 10 February)
I talked for years, in circles, before recovery, and it did me no good.
What was needed was surgical pinpointing in Steps Four and Eight and a lot of action, most of it silent.
More walkie than talkie.