Rules & Why's

RULE 1: Keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts and feelings. Please limit your sharing to 3-5 minutes.

RULE 2: We are here to support one another. We will not attempt to "fix" one another.

RULE 3: Anonymity and confidentiality are basic requirements. What is shared in the group stays in the group.

RULE 4: There will be no cross-talk please. Cross-talk is when two individuals engage in a dialogue, excluding all others. Each person is free to express feelings without interruption.

RULE 5: Offensive language has no place in a Christ-centered recovery group.

Other Focus

•  Concentrating on others needs and problems
•  Analyzing their motives and behavior
•  Asking questions of others
•  Telling stories about what he/she did

NEGATIVE RESULTS
•  Helps us avoid our own issues
•  Makes us observers, not participants
•  Puts a safe (and lonely) distance between ourselves and others

RULE 1: Keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts and feelings. Please limit your sharing to 3-5 minutes.

RULE 2: We are here to support one another. We will not attempt to "fix" one another.

GOALS
•  Work on self
•  Share personal needs, feelings, ideas and problems
•  Allow time for all those who need share

Breaking Confidentiality

•  Telling outsiders what was said or done in group
•  Gossip disguised as a prayer request

NEGATIVE RESULTS
•  Violates trust and safety
•  Makes members afraid to share risky material

RULE 3: Anonymity and confidentiality are basic requirements. What is shared in the group stays in the group.

GOALS
•  Celebrate Recovery is a safe place

Cross - Talk

•  Interrupting people, asking questions, having a dialogue with one other member of the group

NEGATIVE RESULTS
•  Members fear that they won't be able to finish sharing
•  That their ideas are not valued
•  That they won't get a chance to speak

RULE 4: There will be no cross-talk please. Cross-talk is when two individuals engage in a dialogue, excluding all others. Each person is free to express feelings without interruption.

RULE 5: Offensive language has no place in a Christ-centered recovery group.

GOALS
•  Listen respectfully to what others choose to share