Free Indeed

The twelve Traditions of FreeInDeed Anonymous (FIDA)

TRADITION 1

Our common welfare should come first. Personal recovery and freedom from our addiction is a major issue of unity in FIDA.

TRADITION 2
 
For our group purpose there is only one ultimate authority – a loving and caring God as He reveals Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are only trusted servants. They do not serve themselves, but to the best of FIDA as a whole and every single member.

TRADITION 3

The only requirement for FIDA membership is a desire to be free from addiction and whatever might enslave us.

TRADITION 4

Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or FIDA as a whole organization.

TRADITION 5

Each group has but one primary    purpose—to carry the message of freedom to the one who still suffers and is held captive.

TRADITION 6

A FIDA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the FIDA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige diverts us from our primary purpose.

TRADITION 7

Every FIDA group ought to be self-supporting. The “Head Organization” of FIDA might accept donations to better serve its primary purpose. Donations are accepted solely on the basis that the donations are made free of conditions of any kind and that they serve the primary purpose of FIDA, the freedom from addiction and dependencies of all kinds.

TRADITION 8

FreeInDeed Anonymous should remain nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.

TRADITION 9

FIDA as such should never be set up in a profit-oriented manner as an administrative organization, rather all sub-areas and organizational units in their service should be primarily responsible to those they serve.

TRADITION 10

FIDA has no opinion on outside issues, whether they are social or politically; hence the FIDA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

TRADITION 11

Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we should always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, film and internet.

TRADITION 12

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place the common welfare of FIDA and the protection of its members, before personalities.

The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous are reprinted and adapted with permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. (“A.A.W.S.”). Permission to reprint and adapt the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions does not mean that Alcoholics Anonymous is affiliated with this program. A.A. is a program of recovery from alcoholism only – use of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions in connection with programs and activities which are patterned after A.A., but which address other problems, or in any other non-A.A. context, does not imply otherwise.  Additionally, while A.A. is a spiritual program, A.A. is not a religious program.  Thus, A.A. is not affiliated or allied with any sect, denomination, or specific religious belief.

  1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.
  2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority — a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
  3. The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
  4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
  5. Each group has but one primary purpose — to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
  6. An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
  7. Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
  8. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
  9. A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
  10. Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
  11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
  12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
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