We are the people society thinks are normal because we're responsible and loving and hard working, but we learn we are relationship addicts. We don't know how to love ourselves. We're all too willing to destroy ourselves for others because we're afraid of losing a son, a mother, a spouse. All of us who are ready to change can with the help and support of others who know from first hand experience the exhaustion and pain we're experiencing. They've been there.
All programs revolve around twelve steps.
The entire program is a holistic support system which encourages awareness and provides tools for maintaining personal serenity despite external circumstances. The first three steps are the core of the program. All of us return to these steps whenever we notice ourselves slipping away from serenity. We are asked to admit our powerlessness and that our lives have become unmanageable. The phrasing of this step changes depending on the particular twelve step program.