We respect the integrity of each person here and do not engage in crosstalk.  By crosstalk we mean interrupting or directly addressing another person, stating opinions on what someone else has shared, having conversations back and forth between people, or giving advice during the meeting. If advice or personal sharing has been asked for, share your experiences after the meeting. These guidelines keep it safe for people to share their experience without fear of being judged or commented upon.

To the best of our ability, we share our own experience, strength and hope. We keep the focus on ourselves. We strive to address the behaviors, feelings and thoughts that brought us to BDA, and not to include any other program.  When we talk about our experiences of becoming sober, or how we stopped overeating, we take away from the BDA focus.  Also, when mentioning literature in our shares, we are careful to make references to DA conference-approved literature only.