Teen Corner
A place just for teens affected by someone else’s alcoholism.
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Alateen meetings in the Mobile App are for young people aged 13 to 18 who have been affected by someone else’s drinking. We are invited to share experience, strength, and hope with other teens.
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What is Alateen?
Alateen is a place where members come together to:
- share experiences, strength, and hope with each other to find effective ways to cope with problems.
- discuss difficulties and encourage one another
- help each other understand the principles of the Al-Anon program through the use of the Twelve Steps and Alateen’s Twelve Traditions
Alateen is not a place:
- For teenagers seeking help for drinking or drug problems or a therapy program
- to complain about parents or anyone else.
- A social hangout.
Feelings
Alateen helps me open up my feelings and allows me to relate to other people with the problem
I matter
The way I love myself has changed since attending Alateen. Now I know that I matter. Alateens care
Courage
Courage is to be brave and not to be fearful about a lot of things in life. I
Gratitude
When I focus on the things that I’m grateful for, my attitude changes dramatically. Even when everything seems
Compassion
Alateen has helped me improve my self esteem by not blow¬ing off on problems and friends. When my
Alateens are awesome people
Before Alateen I was lost. I didn’t think anyone had the same experience as I did. I didn’t
Bad times don’t last
Before coming to the meetings, I found myself seemingly hopeless in many situations. Whenever something good happened, I
Finding a Meeting Is Just a Click Away!
You can find Al‑Anon and Alateen meetings throughout the world. They take place in your local community, online,
It Doesn’t Make It So
Before Alateen, I could never forgive the people who hurt me. I could hold grudges like I could
A Flat Tire
The Serenity Prayer and The Three Cs—I did not cause it, I cannot control it and I cannot
H.O.P.E.
Recently at a meeting I attended, the topic was hope. The Chairperson shared her thoughts on what hope
Finding True Hope
For a long time I would hope for things that I knew wouldn’t come true. Hope for me