A sponsor is someone who has worked the steps and is passing on their experience, strength and hope to you. Guiding you through the steps. By doing that the sponsor is working the 12th step of "paying it forward". They do not expect anything of you (the sponsee) other than respecting the guidelines they set. Some guidelines might be a daily phone call, answering step questions and doing writing assignments, going to a certain number of meetings, etc. It is somewhat like a mentoring situation in the setting of working the steps and dealing with your chosen form of abstinence.
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