Having a sponsor
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Sponsorship
Having a sponsor
It is important to have a sponsor in order to be able to work the twelve steps. A sponsor is a sober addict who has taken the twelve steps and is available to guide others in step work and support them in recovery. The sponsor is not an employed advisor or professional therapist. He or she is also not responsible for someone else's sobriety. The sponsor's main tool is his or her experience, strength and hope. A sponsor has also been a newcomer and has used the CA Program to deal with problems similar to those the newcomer now has.
The easiest way to find a sponsor is to go to a meeting and listen to those who share their experiences. At the end of the meeting, available sponsors are usually asked to raise their hand. After the meeting, just walk up to one of them and tell them that you're looking for a sponsor. A recommendation is to choose a sponsor who is not of the opposite sex or the gender you are attracted to. Don't wait too long to get a sponsor!
In CA, members often describe the problem as having difficulty controlling when we choose to use drugs or drink alcohol and when we use/drink we lose the ability to decide how much we use/drink.
CA is a non-professional, non-profit twelve-step fellowship of addicts that helps each other become and stay sober. CA offers a worldwide supportive fellowship and a lasting recovery program.
The first step towards solving any problem is admitting that there is a problem. We need to realize that we are powerless to drugs and alcohol and understand that we have lost control.
All forms of participation in CA are entirely voluntary. CA's third tradition reads: "The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances".
One of CA's most important principles is anonymity. Members and visitors in meetings are asked not to disclose who we have seen at a meeting or what someone has shared.
In CA meetings, we meet with other recovering addicts that we can help and who can help us. Most CA meetings in Sweden have a given basic form.
It's important to have a sponsor in order to be able to work the twelve steps. A sponsor is a sober addict who has taken the twelve steps and is available to guide others through step work and support them in recovery.
An important part of recovery and belonging to the fellowship is being of service. For example, this might mean having an assignment (so-called service position) in a service group for a specific meeting.
There are no costs for being a CA member, attending meetings or having a sponsor. However, since CA is entirely self-supporting, we ask for voluntary contributions from members at meetings to cover expenses such as coffee and the rental of venues.
CA has only one requirement for membership: A desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances. That's the only thing, nothing else. Few come to CA to find God, we came to CA to find a solution to our problems.
As a family member, friend or colleague of a person with substance abuse problems, it can be tempting to try to solve the person's problem in different ways.
CA can function as an important complement to other forms of care and treatment. Together we can help more people.
CA welcomes all types of inquiries and is happy to cooperate with the media, provided that the requirement to preserve the anonymity of our members is met.
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1. We admitted we were powerless over cocaine and all other mind-altering substances — that our lives had become unmanageable.
The readings "To the Newcomer", "Preamble", "Who is a C.A. member", "We can recover" and "Reaching out" are usually read at CA meetings.