Why do I come?
One of the neat things about CR is that whatever I say in one of our meetings, I am safe. No one will tell me that I shouldn’t feel or act that way. I know without a doubt that what I am expressing will be accepted in a non-judgmental way. I am ok. This is so different from a lot of Christian settings where the wounded get shot. This is the way that Christ accepts me.

Codependency
This group has helped me to get in touch with what I am doing to myself by being this way. I have seen my working relationships improve because I quit trying to please others and stood up for myself. This has brought me new respect from my boss even though it made his job harder (I quit always agreeing with him and trying to appease him). It has also given me a new sense of worth for I am setting appropriate boundaries. M.T.

Because it's a "Safe Place"
There was a time that I was sure if I opened up in a support group and was totally honest my life at that church would be over. Everyone would be shocked that anyone who claimed to be a Christian just couldn't possibly be feeling that fearful and have those kinds for problems. But then came CR Open Groups; they said, "What's said here stays here." It was such a relief to open up in a group called "Codependency" and find real honesty and no-one sucked the air out of the room! In fact they understood how I felt. For the first time I experienced true fellowship with other men who welcomed me into their lives. CR truly is a "Safe Place" where I have found healing from my hurts habits and hang-us. J.T.