Hi Pencil,
I'll try to answer your questions. The more meetings you attend, the sooner you will be able to understand what Alanon is all about.
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But at the meeting, they said that alanon isn't necessarily for codies, just people affected by someone elses's drinking.
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Codies are affected by someone elses drinking.
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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?
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Trying to fix or control, enabling and being obsessed with what somebody else does-to name a few.
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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...?
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They are guidelines/suggestions that help me to deal with life on life's terms. Many people go through them with their sponsors and some just work them out themselves or with the assistance of a professional.
Here is a link for the 12 Steps:
http://www.recovery.org/aa/misc/12steps.html