12 Steps
So I mentioned in an earlier post that I had been to AA and Al Anon. And that was a true statement, however my real experience with the 12 steps was through EA. Emotions Anonymous. I bet you are saying to yourself, no such thing. Google it - the list of anonymous programs is extensive. Everything from Alcohol, Narcotics, Sex, work, gambling, eating disorders, cutting, co-dependence, etc. Don't knock it until you try it. Emotions Anonymous saved my life. I was 24 years old, just out of college, and completely out of my head from my relationship in college with that certain person who shall remain unnamed but you all know who he was. I sought out EA because I could not afford therapy at the time. I was making $14,000 a year, but I needed help. Someone who was in OA told me about EA. EA was that help for me. I did not have a grip on my emotions at all. So, I started the journey that would change my life, and also be a running thread to so many other friends and family m...