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Pencil Pusher · 06-26-2007, 08:56 AM

Thanks for your responses-
SS- the thing I'm not getting is this- I have accepted that I am a codie, so I guess my addiction is him, or the drama or something that he brings to my life. But at the meeting, they said that alanon isn't necessarily for codies, just people affected by someone elses's drinking. So my question is, for people who are affected by someone elses drinking, but are not codies, what is the addiction they are trying to break with the 12 steps?

They also did not say what the 12 steps are, or anything about them, other than briefly mentioning them, so how do you learn to "work them" by reading on your own, or...?

Thanks for your help!

Oh and my new acronym is STBXAAH- that's really long!

06-26-2007, 08:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pencil Pusher Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 30	Thanks for your responses- SS- the thing I'm not getting is this- I have accepted that I am a codie, so I guess my addiction is him, or the drama or something that he brings to my life. But at the meeting, they said that alanon isn't necessarily for codies, just people affected by someone elses's drinking. So my question is, for people who are affected by someone elses drinking, but are not codies, what is the addiction they are trying to break with the 12 steps? They also did not say what the 12 steps are, or anything about them, other than briefly mentioning them, so how do you learn to "work them" by reading on your own, or...? Thanks for your help! Oh and my new acronym is STBXAAH- that's really long!