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Old 08-17-2009, 11:35 AM
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DirtMagnet and Blondie shared exactly what I was hoping for, I just wanted to add something that I've heard before and we share it at every CoDA meeting I attend........

What is “Crosstalk”?

Crosstalk can be: giving unsolicited feedback, advice-giving, answering, making you and we statements, interrogating, debating, criticizing, controlling or dominating. It may also include: minimizing another person’s feeling or experiences, physical contact or touch, body movements, such as nodding one’s head, calling another person present by name, or verbal sounds and noises."

"In our meetings we speak about our own experience, and we listen without comment to what others share. We work toward taking responsibility in our own lives, rather than giving advice to others. Crosstalk guidelines help keep our meeting a safe place."
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