AWG Secular 12 Step Self-Esteem Group 🚀
Code: 781927
Meeting description
- Find our own concept of self-esteem and grow toward it
- Come to discover a more realistic sense of our place in the world
- Reassess our relationships, especially in terms of our responsibilities towards ourselves and others
- Come to understand personal boundaries, their roles in our lives, and how to develop and maintain healthy boundaries
- Understand the concept of nonviolent detachment and how and when to enact it
- Develop more manageable lifestyles
- Develop a sense of self that leads to more health, well being, and manageability in our lives
- Release others from the responsibility of defining or reinforcing our sense of self-esteem
- Form personal goals about self-esteem and self-concept based on our own understanding of our own needs, as they exist today
AWG 12 Step Self-Esteem Readings
Masking in my life today
Where in your life do I still mask? Are there any situations, people, or tasks that bring it out in me?
Learning I'm autistic has given me the opportunity to live in a way that's more true to myself. As time goes by, I become more aware of who I am, what I need, and how my actions can contribute to my safety, fulfillment, and self-esteem, without constant, automatic masking. And yet, there are still areas in my life where I do mask, either intentionally or reflexively. I'm not quite sure how I feel about this. Sometimes, it's due to people pleasing, which I've improved with but haven't totally managed to cut out. Sometimes, it's due to fatigue, or the idea that I need to have "good manners". The good thing is that I think I am aware of most situations where I masking and can think consciously about whether I need to do something about these situations. Does anything I'm saying ring a bell in your own experience?
Share questions:
- Where in your life do you still mask? Are there any situations, people, tasks that bring it out in you?
- How can you tell you are masking?
- What is the difference between masking and "having good manners"?
- Is masking for you related to any other behaviors or mindsets, like people pleasing or having low boundaries?
- For group members who have managed to reduce masking below a comfortable threshold, how did you do it?
- Any tips, resources, or strategies to share?
- Anything else to add?
AWG 12 Step Self-Esteem Workbook
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