7 comments on “A list of Neutral Responses”

1. Campbell says:

   March 25, 2022 at 8:14 am

   Here are three I often use.
   I don’t know
   You’ll figure it out.
   That’s too bad

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2. Morgan says:

   January 16, 2023 at 9:32 pm

   Can you please tell me where this is from?

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   1. The Recovery Show says:

      February 13, 2023 at 9:37 pm

      I got this from Eric B. I’m not sure where he got it from. If I learn more, I will post it here.

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      1. Hope says:

         September 21, 2023 at 7:02 am

         Would love to know where it came from. Wondering is it a Forum reading at some point? Just want to know if it’s CAL. Thank you! <3

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         1. The Recovery Show says:

            December 4, 2023 at 3:02 pm

            Eric responded that he got this “On a piece of paper at a state assembly. Never seen again”

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            1. Carolyn Critz says:

               April 14, 2025 at 12:10 am

               These are called Al-Anon neutral responses in Texas. People in Al-Anon copy and pass them on. They’re intended to not provoke a response or to stop an incipient argument. If someone says something even if it’s totally crazy or you don’t agree with it but you say, you might be right or, let me think about that and get back to you, it diffuses the situation. They can’t really say anything. It won’t escalate as it would if you said what you really thought. But yet you’re not totally selling out. There’s a lot more than just this little snippet. I can’t find my full list though. They really work.

3. may says:

   March 31, 2025 at 4:23 am

   if the medicine works, use it. Don’t worry too much about whether it is CAL or not. I’m sure most of those phrases come from spiritual groups somewhere. Alanon is not a new discovery but an amalgamation of ancient philosophies’ spiritual ideas.

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