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- Understanding Step 4 in AA's 12-Step ProgramThe Alcoholic Anonymous (AA)12-Step Program has been a lifeline for recovering alcoholics. AA Step 4 contributes to the recovery by requiring addicts to look into the root of their addiction.
Addiction and the Atheist: How I Stay Sober Without God on the 12-Step ProgramA fundamental breakdown of seeking sobriety through a 12 Step Program for atheists and a possible solution to make it work.- The Facts About 12-Step ProgramsWhat are they? The 12 steps are a set of guidelines for self-help groups that form to address a wide range of issues, from battles with alcohol and other drugs, to crippling phobias or even the suffering faced by the parents of murder victims.
Why 12 Step Programs Still Make a Difference in the World TodayOriginally started by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 12 Step Programs Still Make a Difference in the World Today. All about 12-step programs, how they promote recovery from addiction or dependence on alcohol, drugs and other dysfunctional behaviors.
12 STEP PROGRAM for CHEMICAL ABUSEThe 12-step program is a set of principles for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or behavioral problems, originally used in Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) in the 1930s.- Twelve Step Programs Offer Many BenefitsA popular misconception is that 12 step programs are only for people with addictions; but often, people find that they just need a place to talk about how they feel to try to learn why they react as they do.
- What is a 12 Step Program?When people refer to a 12 step program, they are usually referring to the 12 steps originally published for members of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- "TO WOMEN WHO ARE CONSIDERING a 12-STEP PROGRAM"a 12-Step Program can be a blessing-- if you are prepared with the facts
- My Addictive Personality - My Experience in 12 Step ProgramsThis article will outline the presence of addiction in our lives, using a personal approach with concerns and warnings to all people subject to addictive behavior.
- Limits & Boundaries: Story of a 12-Step Programlimits and boundaries-- why they are important
- 12-step Programs: The Good, the Bad and the Outrageousthe 12-step programs often want people to know the facts-- but "program" members do not
- Cults and 12-Step Programs Share Similar Principles in Their Operationsthe methods of recruiting, indoctrinating, and holding people as "12-Step Program" members are the same techniques used by cults
- Email Addicts Get Relief from a 12-Step ProgramWhen a person says e-mail can be addictive, they are typically referring to the excitement and interest of passing along notes to their buddies. Some people have taken an interest to an unhealthy level. Learn about the problem and how to remedy the situation.
- The Darker Side of 12-Step ProgramsAll in all, 12-Step Programs are a wonderful resource for those who have a need for them and use them correctly; but they can be extremely destructive in the hands of the minority who intentionally misuse them for their own agendas.
- 12-Step Program for Associated Content WritersSome people are prolific and can write several articles a day with ease. If you are not one of them, or are but don't have a life, find out how to write more and stress less.
- 12 Step Programs for Addition RecoveryThe 12 step programs are designed so a person is healed one small step at a time
- Work-A-Holics Anonymous? Really?A 12-step program for workaholics. Is America the "no-vacation nation"? Vacations should be mandatory. Workaholics and heart problems.
The Drug-Free DilemmaMillions of people have been caught up in a life of drugs and alcohol. Many have tried and failed to get out. Why is it so hard to get out and stay out? This article will discuss this question from the perspective of someone who has had success.
Addictions; Understanding Cognitive Dissonance and Intermittent ResponseMany that do not suffer from addictions simply cannot comprehend addictive behaviors and the apparent irrational actions of addicts. Much understanding can be obtained by looking towards the phenomena of cognitive dissonance and intermittent response.- The 12 Step Program for a Successful Garage SaleHere are 12 tips to make your garage sale a success.
- NumbThe sadness that loved ones of substance abuse leave behind.
- The RIF DietMany have asked how I managed to lose so much weight since losing my job. Here's how it's done.
An Alcoholic's Effect on His FamilyThis is the true story of an alcoholic - within our family - and the effects he's had on those who love him. It is a plea to others to seek help - as alcoholics or the ones whose lives are touched by them.- Losing Control in RecoveryIn the Alanon 12 step program you learn that you didn't cause your loved one's alcoholism, you can't control it and you can't cure it.
- Making a Searching and Fearless Moral InventoryIf I take a searching and fearless moral inventory, I realize that by putting others needs in front of my own has led me into a pattern of codependency.
The Games of an Alcoholic Husband - Don't Play!Men like your husband are solicitous when fear strikes them: the fear of losing their wives. Once he has won you over temporarily, he will become verbally and emotionally abusive again. It's a game.- Ephebophilia: Mental Health, Sexual Attraction to Adolescent Males & the 12-Step ProgramFor some men, the sexual dysfunction may be associated with a mental health complication involving ephebophilia, or an attraction to adolescent boys.
- ROMANCING the POTENTIALadolescents and adults are not the same... it is not a good idea to confuse them
- How People Are Being Taught to Devalue Themselvesthere is something very wrong when it is no longer o.k. to say "I'm O.K."
A Future and a Hope: When Change is Necessaryit is good to see a common ground shared by most Biblically-based religions- 12 Step Cruise Addiction Cure - a SCAMDespite negative press, cruise vacation cancellations are near non-existent. This may be why.
