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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

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...

hotrod · hotrod

Tradition threeThe relatives of alcoholics when gathered together for mutual aid, may call themselves in Al-Anon family group, provided that as a group, they have no other affiliation. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. Thought f...

Tlcole · Tlcole

My husband is a drug addict and is in treatment for the first time. His councler suggested that I join al-anon so here I am. I'm also going to my first meeting tonight. The posts I have read seem to be all about alcohol, is this where I need to be?

JamesCT · JamesCT

Tradition 3:The only requirement for ACA membership is a compulsive family background and a desire to become well emotionally.

hotrod · hotrod

Tradition Two For our group purpose there is but one authority a loving God as he may express himself in our group conscience our leaders are but trusted servants they do not govern. Tradition two reminds us that there is only one authority a loving God. In Al-Anon no member is given a position of autho...

JamesCT · JamesCT

Tradition 2:For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as expressed in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern.

Lupita · Lupita

Hello, This is my first serious attempt at making a first step to stop my addiction to alcohol. I have a precious boy and a great family. I realize he is getting older and it is time for me to stop drinking. I am afraid of coming to terms with all the poor decisions I made as a result of my addiction. I hope...

JamesCT · JamesCT

Tradition 1:Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on ACA unity.

smarie50 · smarie50

Hi, I have come to alanon for help with myself.I have been to 7 face to face meeting, doing the phone bridge, but I want to get started with the 12 steps....Can I do this online ? I find the F2F meeting make me feel like a loser. I come from a dysfunctional family mother is controlling, father silent treat...

ML · ML

From the 12 suggested steps of Emotions Anonymous: Step 1: "We admitted we were powerless over our emotions - that our lives had become unmanageable." Some quotes from Emotions Anonymous (EA) literature: (pg. 13 self-titled Emotions Anonymous book) : "In our search for self-wor...

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	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	1114	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	1127	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	1531	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	1489	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	1973	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	1667	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	1815	Apr 9, 2015 by countrygirl
	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	9906	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	1049	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	1106	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	3859	Mar 14, 2015 by hotrod
	Alanon Tradition3 (Preview) *Tradition threeThe relatives of alcoholics when gathered together for mutual aid, may call themselves in Al-Anon family group, provided that as a group, they have no other affiliation. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. Thought f...*	hotrod	2	1662	Mar 7, 2015 by hotrod
	New to this, is this for families of drug addicts too? (Preview) My husband is a drug addict and is in treatment for the first time. His councler suggested that I join al-anon so here I am. I'm also going to my first meeting tonight. The posts I have read seem to be all about alcohol, is this where I need to be?	Tlcole	1	1178	Mar 5, 2015 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Tradition 3 (Preview) Tradition 3:The only requirement for ACA membership is a compulsive family background and a desire to become well emotionally.	JamesCT	1	1121	Mar 3, 2015 by JamesCT
	Alanon Tradition 2 (Preview) Tradition Two For our group purpose there is but one authority a loving God as he may express himself in our group conscience our leaders are but trusted servants they do not govern. Tradition two reminds us that there is only one authority a loving God. In Al-Anon no member is given a position of autho...	hotrod	4	3710	Mar 1, 2015 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Tradition 2 (Preview) Tradition 2:For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as expressed in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern.	JamesCT	0	1106	Feb 16, 2015 by JamesCT
	new and afraid (Preview) Hello, This is my first serious attempt at making a first step to stop my addiction to alcohol. I have a precious boy and a great family. I realize he is getting older and it is time for me to stop drinking. I am afraid of coming to terms with all the poor decisions I made as a result of my addiction. I hope...	Lupita	1	1286	Feb 3, 2015 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Tradition 1 (Preview) Tradition 1:Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on ACA unity.	JamesCT	0	1231	Feb 2, 2015 by JamesCT
	New Member: Need to get going to Recovery (Preview) Hi, I have come to alanon for help with myself.I have been to 7 face to face meeting, doing the phone bridge, but I want to get started with the 12 steps....Can I do this online ? I find the F2F meeting make me feel like a loser. I come from a dysfunctional family mother is controlling, father silent treat...	smarie50	4	1427	Jan 28, 2015 by Aj1002
	STEP ONE - Emotions Anonymous (Preview) From the 12 suggested steps of Emotions Anonymous: Step 1: "We admitted we were powerless over our emotions - that our lives had become unmanageable." Some quotes from Emotions Anonymous (EA) literature: (pg. 13 self-titled Emotions Anonymous book) : "In our search for self-wor...	ML	3	7517	Jan 26, 2015 by Krishna
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