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melanie · melanie

What does powerless mean to you?

JamesCT · JamesCT

Tradition 8:Adult Children of Alcoholics should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.

Angel_R · Angel_R

Hello EA Forum. I was wondering if this forum is still active. I would also like to know if there is a 12 Step Workbook for EA Similar to the NA 12 Step Guidebook. The NA 12 Step Guidebook actually has discussion questions and reflective questions that you have to write the answers down in the book. I would...

calpal1809 · calpal1809

Hello Everyone! I'm a newcomer and just wanted to say hello! I'm so blessed to share this path to recovery with you all! -Callie

Trying2 · Trying2

i attended my second Al-Anon meeting last week, and purchased some books to begin working with. my chest tightens, and I am filled with anxiety every time I am at a meeting, or open a book. When will the fear of betraying my family of origin stop? My parents are both dead.

Jaidalynn · Jaidalynn

Hi there I'm new to the group. I know I'm powerless over the alcoholic and my tainted thoughts. I really need help with step 2.

JamesCT · JamesCT

Tradition 7:Every ACA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

hotrod · hotrod

Tradition SevenEvery group or to be fully self-supporting declining outside contributionsC2C page 251 I never thought much about tradition seven because I thought it referred only to paying the rent. Recently I was involved with a group that maintained itself financially and still is not self...

JamesCT · JamesCT

Tradition 6:An ACA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the ACA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.

JamesCT · JamesCT

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. In order for the trapeze artist to get to the other trapeze, he must let go of the one he's holding onto. He cannot hang onto both. So too must we be ready to let go of our behaviors that served us to a degree but limit us from going beyon...

JamesCT · JamesCT

4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Please do this step. I have seen people procrastinate on this step, make excuses, skip, or even quit working the steps over it. I myself took a long time to do this step myself because I was afraid I'd start beating myself up and would never s...

JamesCT · JamesCT

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.This morning, I woke up with this feeling I didn't know how to deal with and so I just decided to myself I'd hide it to myself and never talk about it. from the song "I Think I Love You" written by Tony Rome...

JamesCT · JamesCT

3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. First, read God as Higher Power if God is an issue for you. Next, I had to make a conscious choice and be committed to it. This was not sampling. I had to commit to it and believe the Higher Power would work for me whe...

JamesCT · JamesCT

2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The Higher Power problem: Some people have a problem with the concept of a higher power. Here are two things to consider. From the ACA Yellow Workbook: A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is for you. If you d...

JamesCT · JamesCT

The ACoA Steps wrote:1. We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. You grew up in a household with an alcoholic or some other trauma. And things got distorted. You were told that what you felt was wrong, or that w...

hotrod · hotrod

Tradition fiveEach Al-Anon family group has one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the 12 steps of AA ourselves, by encouraging and understanding are alcoholic relatives, and by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics.New Al-Anon reader; Reaching...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 3 Made a Decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God AS WE UNDERSTOOD HIMStep 3 Courage to Change Page 269 I find myself taking Step 3 over and over again. Unfortunately , I often wait until a problem begins to overwhelm me before I finally give in and turn it over to my Higher Power....

JamesCT · JamesCT

Tradition 5:Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the adult child who still suffers.

JamesCT · JamesCT

Tradition 4:Each group is autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or ACA as a whole. We cooperate with all other 12-Step programs.

hotrod · hotrod

Tradition FourEach group should be autonomous, except in matters affecting another group or Al-Anon or AA as a whole.C2C page 112 something Ive come to appreciate in Al-Anon is our unity in diversity. Tradition 4 says that each group is autonomous, free to conduct meetings in a way that suits each me...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Powerless (Preview) What does powerless mean to you?	melanie	18	1916	May 23, 2015 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Tradition 8 (Preview) Tradition 8:Adult Children of Alcoholics should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.	JamesCT	0	944	May 12, 2015 by JamesCT
	RE: Angel_R new to this forum (Preview) Hello EA Forum. I was wondering if this forum is still active. I would also like to know if there is a 12 Step Workbook for EA Similar to the NA 12 Step Guidebook. The NA 12 Step Guidebook actually has discussion questions and reflective questions that you have to write the answers down in the book. I would...	Angel_R	1	1266	May 11, 2015 by hotrod
	Thankful to be here! (Preview) Hello Everyone! I'm a newcomer and just wanted to say hello! I'm so blessed to share this path to recovery with you all! -Callie	calpal1809	3	966	May 7, 2015 by hotrod
	Step 1 (Preview) i attended my second Al-Anon meeting last week, and purchased some books to begin working with. my chest tightens, and I am filled with anxiety every time I am at a meeting, or open a book. When will the fear of betraying my family of origin stop? My parents are both dead.	Trying2	9	1484	May 5, 2015 by hotrod
	Step 2 (Preview) Hi there I'm new to the group. I know I'm powerless over the alcoholic and my tainted thoughts. I really need help with step 2.	Jaidalynn	3	1375	May 4, 2015 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Tradition 7 (Preview) Tradition 7:Every ACA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.	JamesCT	0	1007	Apr 28, 2015 by JamesCT
	Alanon Tradition 7 (Preview) *Tradition Seven*Every group or to be fully self-supporting declining outside contributionsC2C page 251 I never thought much about tradition seven because I thought it referred only to paying the rent. Recently I was involved with a group that maintained itself financially and still is not self...	hotrod	2	3309	Apr 27, 2015 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Tradition 6 (Preview) Tradition 6:An ACA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the ACA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.	JamesCT	0	1005	Apr 13, 2015 by JamesCT
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 6 (Preview) 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. In order for the trapeze artist to get to the other trapeze, he must let go of the one he's holding onto. He cannot hang onto both. So too must we be ready to let go of our behaviors that served us to a degree but limit us from going beyon...	JamesCT	4	1028	Apr 13, 2015 by JamesCT
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 4 (Preview) 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Please do this step. I have seen people procrastinate on this step, make excuses, skip, or even quit working the steps over it. I myself took a long time to do this step myself because I was afraid I'd start beating myself up and would never s...	JamesCT	11	1432	Apr 13, 2015 by countrygirl
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 5 (Preview) 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.This morning, I woke up with this feeling I didn't know how to deal with and so I just decided to myself I'd hide it to myself and never talk about it. from the song "I Think I Love You" written by Tony Rome...	JamesCT	4	1385	Apr 13, 2015 by countrygirl
	Step 3 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. First, read God as Higher Power if God is an issue for you. Next, I had to make a conscious choice and be committed to it. This was not sampling. I had to commit to it and believe the Higher Power would work for me whe...	JamesCT	14	1861	Apr 9, 2015 by countrygirl
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 2 (Preview) 2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The Higher Power problem: Some people have a problem with the concept of a higher power. Here are two things to consider. From the ACA Yellow Workbook: A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is for you. If you d...	JamesCT	16	1575	Apr 9, 2015 by countrygirl
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 1 (Preview) The ACoA Steps wrote:1. We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. You grew up in a household with an alcoholic or some other trauma. And things got distorted. You were told that what you felt was wrong, or that w...	JamesCT	22	1724	Apr 9, 2015 by countrygirl
	Alanon Tradition 5 (Preview) Tradition fiveEach Al-Anon family group has one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the 12 steps of AA ourselves, by encouraging and understanding are alcoholic relatives, and by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics.New Al-Anon reader; Reaching...	hotrod	4	2573	Apr 9, 2015 by hotrod
	Alanon Third Step (# 3) (Preview) Step 3 Made a Decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God AS WE UNDERSTOOD HIMStep 3 Courage to Change Page 269 I find myself taking Step 3 over and over again. Unfortunately , I often wait until a problem begins to overwhelm me before I finally give in and turn it over to my Higher Power....	hotrod	12	9301	Apr 1, 2015 by ntd2001
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Tradition 5 (Preview) Tradition 5:Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the adult child who still suffers.	JamesCT	0	951	Mar 31, 2015 by JamesCT
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Tradition 4 (Preview) Tradition 4:Each group is autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or ACA as a whole. We cooperate with all other 12-Step programs.	JamesCT	0	990	Mar 17, 2015 by JamesCT
	Tradition 4 Alanon (Preview) Tradition FourEach group should be autonomous, except in matters affecting another group or Al-Anon or AA as a whole.C2C page 112 something Ive come to appreciate in Al-Anon is our unity in diversity. Tradition 4 says that each group is autonomous, free to conduct meetings in a way that suits each me...	hotrod	2	3571	Mar 14, 2015 by hotrod
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