Engage in Al-Anon and Alateen service work. Indulge in gossip or criticism. Endorse or oppose any cause, therapy, or treatment. Provide support for problems other than the impact of alcoholism upon the family members. Al-Anon does not accept any outside funds, grants, or donations. Confidentiality is allowed to develop from a sense of trust and honesty.
Al-Anon is self-supporting through its own voluntary contributions. The 12 steps are the guidelines by which to get sober and recover. The 12 traditions act as the principles behind the steps and are meant to keep people focused on the primary purpose. Studying and practicing the 12 steps in recovery and everyday life is essential to personal growth. Never argue while he or she is under the influence of alcohol. Step 9 is another one of the 12 steps, that initially appears most difficult, but the rewards of putting this principle into practice can be immense.
The spiritual principle involved is that of forgiveness, not only from others but forgiveness of self, which can bring healing to both parties.
The three sides of the triangle symbolize our three legacies: Recovery through acceptance of the Steps, Unity through acceptance of the Traditions and Service through acceptance of the Concepts. On the next page, A. Traditions as first printed in In AA, the equilateral triangle represents the three part answer — Unity, Recovery, and Service — to a three part disease — Physical, Mental, and Spiritual, while the circle represents AA as a whole.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Home Answers About. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Currently, due to the pandemic, the majority of Al-Anon meetings are virtual via multiple digital outlets. At first, many people may view the virtual setting as a detriment to making connections in person. One benefit of the virtual platform, however, is the ability to join a community, anywhere in the world, at any time zone, every hour of the day.
The Al-Anon and Alateen literature focus on problems that are common to family members and friends of alcoholics such as excessive care-taking, an inability to differentiate between love and pity, support and enabling, and loyalty to abusers. Realistically, Al-Anon acknowledges that members may join with low self-esteem, mainly a side-effect of unrealistically overestimating their agency and control over their situation.
Al-Anon members are encouraged to keep the focus on themselves, rather than on the alcoholic. Alcoholism is a family disease. The disease affects all those who have a relationship with a problem drinker. Those closest to the alcoholic suffer the most, and those who care the most can easily get caught up in the behavior of the addicted person. These loved ones may have an unhealthy focus on the addict, what they do, where they are, and how much they drink. Those closest to an alcoholic take on the blame, guilt, and shame that should really belong to the drinker.
Al-Anon focuses on detaching from these emotions and establishing healthy boundaries. Those closest to the addict can become as addicted to helping the alcoholic as the alcoholic is to alcohol. Many Al-Anon members struggled for years with the difficult challenges of coping with alcoholism. It is often easier to think about continued difficulties than a positive solution. This is a main reason why it is easy to come up with so many reasons not to attend an Al-Anon meeting. Many people have felt anxiety about attending their first meeting.
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