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What Good Does It Do to Dredge Up the Past With a 4th Step Inventory?
Step 4 – “We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” The 12 Step recovery path unfolds in a gradual progression, from one state of awareness to the next. With Step 1, a person acknowledges drug addiction as the destructive force that it is. Step 2 begins the acknowledgment of a Higher Power; ….
Read more ›The History of Alcoholics Anonymous
Most everyone knows that an A.A. meeting is due to the mention in movies, TV shows, books, and more. According to the NCBI, Alcoholics Anonymous began in 1935 and has grown to become the most popular self-help organization in the world. But where did it start and how did it become what it is today? ….
Read more ›Step 2 – Surrender – Facing the Emptiness Addiction Leaves Behind
Someone caught up in the throes of drug addiction has come to rely on and value the role drugs play in his or her daily life. This mindset becomes the focal point in a person’s life with everything else existing to serve the addiction. With Step 1 of the 12 Step program approach, recovering addicts ….
Read more ›Step 7 of the 12 Steps
Step 7 of the 12 steps states, “We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.” But what does this step entail and why is it important to practice it? Call now to find rehab centers where you can recover safely from addiction and begin your journey through the 12-step process. What Does Step 7 Mean? ….
Read more ›What It Means to Work the Program
When it comes to the 12 step programs, people have all kinds of opinions. Some people love it. Some people hate it. And some people say it doesn’t work. But those people are wrong. For decades, the 12 steps of recovery have helped people recover from alcohol and drug abuse. Step into any AA or ….
Read more ›3 Ways a 12 Step Program Helps You Want to Change for the Better
Not everyone who enters treatment or addiction recovery does so because they want to get well. Sometimes, a disgruntled employer or an unhappy spouse reach a point where they need to see a change in your life, or else. For other people, it may be a health scare or an overdose episode that changes things. ….
Read more ›12 Step Program For Depression
The 12 step model has been extended well past the original Alcoholics Anonymous roots. The same structure has found application in areas traditionally reserved for the medical profession as people look for group support with all types of problems. This is true for depression as well. Some of the groups are: Depressed Anonymous Depression Anonymous ….
Read more ›20 Polite excuses not to drink during the holidays
One of the most difficult things about the holidays when you are in a 12 step program like Alcoholics Anonymous is refusing the many drinks that people offer you. You do not want to offend them and it is a pain to explain why you are not drinking to each and every person who offers ….
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