is there an abbreviation list? - Al-Anon Family Group

barbaralewis · Veteran Member

is there an abbreviation list?

hotrod · ~*Service Worker*~

Yes here are a few

A or The A : the alcoholic in my life

AA : Alcoholics Anonymous

ABF or AGF : alcoholic boy friend or girlfriend

AFG : Al-Anon Family Groups

AH or AW : alcoholic husband or wife

Active A : an alcoholic who is still drinking alcohol

Big Book : refers to the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous

CAL : Conference Approved Literature, writings that have been approved by the WSO

C2C or CTC : courage to change

CLOSED MEETING : a meeting of AA or Al-Anon that is only to be attended by members who qualify for either AA or Al-anon

CROSSTALK : During an Al-anon meeting cross talking is speaking when
someone else has the floor and is sharing. It is also cross talking
when, after another member shares, someone shares and comments directly
about what the other person's share was about and directs it to that
person. Both of these things are generally discouraged at Al-anon meetings
because it disrupts the meeting, takes away the anonymity of the
person's share and can also become "advice giving" which is also discouraged
in Al-anon.

DRY DRUNK : refers to an alcoholic who is no longer drinking alcohol but who is still exhibiting a lot of the negative behaviors associated with the drinking

ESH : experience, strength and hope

FTF or F2F : a Face-to-Face meeting; real world meetings

HALT : Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired

JADE : Justify, Argue, Defend, Explain

MIP : Miracles in Progress

ODAAT : one day at a time

OPEN MEETING : a meeting of AA or Al-Anon that may be attended by anyone who is interested.

Q-tip : Quit taking it personally

TYFS OR TFS : Thank you for sharing

WSO : World Service Organization Al-Anons headquarters

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barbaralewis · Veteran Member

thank you hotrod!

pinkchip · ~*Service Worker*~

I have heard people use terms like DS and DD to refer to children but am wondering what the D stands for? That is the only one I have not figured out yet.

I also want to thank Serenity for making STBAX (Soon to be Alcoholic EX) happen...she coined that...props lol.

hotrod · ~*Service Worker*~

Pink
The "D" could stand for "Drunk" or "Dear" I like to think it is Dear :)

karma13 · Senior Member

foo is family of origin

Debilyn · ~*Service Worker*~

Hi It might help you to read the "frequently asked questions on top of the message board that our lovely David provided. I still use it all the time!

A can be addict also. D can be daughter

hugs!

SerenityRUS · ~*Service Worker*~

Yes, I'm lazy and I like to confuse people .. I managed to do double duty with that one and the funniest thing is I use it on other boards and get asked about it!! LOL!!

DD DS .. I always thought was for Dear Daughter, Dear Son, .. usually AD or AS .. Alcoholic Daughter (or addict) and Alcoholic Son or Addict Son ..

blessed · Senior Member

Wow! Thanks. On a few shares I was just clueless as they kept using the same acronym, and I was like, what is that? I tried to infer, but that didn't help. lol!

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