Post by Susan Peabody on Jan 5, 2021 7:19:16 GMT -8
Why People Don’t Want to be Sponsors
1. They are afraid of being overwhelmed.
2. They are afraid of commitment.
3. They have low self-esteem and do not feel they have anything to offer.
4. After years of being codependent, they want to take a break from helping people.
5. They began recovery in a treatment program and feel they have graduated and are done with helping others.
6. They do not recognize how important sponsorship is to their own recovery.
7. They are protecting themselves from being hurt by another relationship that could end.
8. In their own recovery, they are dealing with so much they do not feel they have time to help others.
9. Their avoidant side has come out and they do not feel ready to help others.
10. They have been hurt in the past by a sponsee and don’t want to try again.
11. They do not feel ready because they think to be a sponsor they have to have a perfect recovery program themselves.
12. Their resistance is unknown to them because it is unconscious. They really do not know why they are afraid.
Attached is a pdf file for printing.
