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Fellow Traveler: Crisis Resources
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Fortunately, we have MANY phone meetings where you can get support immediately. Plus, you no doubt have phone numbers for Fellow Travelers and other friends, family, churches, etc. that you can call. We list links to crisis line websites here as an extra level of protection. LOTS OF PEOPLE CARE ABOUT YOU. Recovery makes life good! CALL IF YOU NEED SUPPORT. THAT IS WHY THESE NUMBERS EXIST. Love yourself. Reach out. Kristin Brooks Hope Center. 7 Cups of Tea. Online emotional support chat. Take What You Like.
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Fellow Traveler: Feel Some Feelings
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Disclaimer: If you are new to ACA and/or dealing with intense anxiety or depression, you are already experiencing too many jumbled feelings. Please be gentle with yourself and skip this section for now. Focus on building your support network, seeing a therapist, feeling safe, and perhaps getting medical help. Many adult children suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. And/or get to a meeting as soon as you can. Lots of people out there care about you. The first step to feeling feelings is to relax...
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Fellow Traveler: Find a Sponsor
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Sponsorship in ACA can be tricky. A lot of us have "fear of authority figures" issues. Not only are we afraid to get a sponsor, we are afraid to BE sponsors. I know it took me a long time to find someone who was willing to sponsor me. Here are some tips that might help:. Don't give up. We have a lot of recovery in ACA membership. Want to co-sponsor each other? Is another good ACA "line". Working through the steps with a partner is more effective than reading the steps alone at home. Take What You Like.
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Fellow Traveler: Read Literature
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The ACA website has several excerpts from the Big Red (text) Book. For you to read anytime. You can purchase the text or the ACA workbook online. Several ACA members and groups have blogs, such as:. ACA Live Journal Community. Becoming Your Center (aka Your Own Loving Parent). Friday Night Meeting in Phoenix. Listen to Speakers from Yesteryear. Orange County, CA Adult Children. Thursday Night Meeting in Kansas City. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We pass on the gift of recovery which was given to each us us.
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Fellow Traveler: Find a Meeting
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Due to a request from ACA WSO, we will no longer include a face-to-face meeting schedule on this site. Instead, we have furnished a link to the official ACA website. All the most up-to-date meeting information is listed on the Adult Children of Alcoholics'. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We created this site for as a one-stop shop where ACA's could find meetings, store contact information, work the steps, read meditations, and get affirmed. We pass on the gift of recovery which was given to each us us.
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Fellow Traveler: Work a Step
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Wrote these reflections/meditations based on the ACA 12 steps written by Tony A. That being said, we believe the writers of the ACA text incorporated the spirit of Tony A's steps into the chapters dealing with the steps, particularly steps 4, 8 and 9. The book makes it easy to work the steps gently and thoroughly- whichever version you decide to use. Admitted we were powerless over the effects of being raised in a alcoholic or dysfunctional home, that our lives had become unmanageable. I was suicidal whe...
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Fellow Traveler: Practice Affirmation
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Affirmations are like mini-sponsors you can take with you anywhere. The Big Red (text) book lists several affirmations. We at Fellow Traveler made up some of our own. The acronyms help us remember them and are great for texting! Send some to your friends, or to yourself. Make up some of your own. If you want us to include yours in a future release of Fellow Traveler, send us an email. Please be sure to indicate if you want your name included in the credits. Make time for feelings. Grief is a lifestyle.
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Fellow Traveler: Progress not Perfection
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We suggest you keep track of what you do in recovery. On a bad day, you forget how far you've come. Give yourself little presents after you've attended six meetings, for example. The ACA text encourages us to take "gentleness breaks." We ACA's are very hard on ourselves. We can't emphasize it enough: Keep track of what you do. Reward yourself for each and every accomplishment. Read literature (buy ACA books here. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We pass on the gift of recovery which was given to each us us.
