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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 ›Is Fear Preventing You From Getting Sober?
Feelings of fear can be a powerful motivator, directing a person’s actions on both conscious and unconscious levels. Both drinkers and non-drinkers alike encounter fear at some point in their lives. While each person can choose how to react to this emotion, people struggling with drinking problems have the damaging effects of alcohol to contend ….
Read more ›How AA Saved my Life and It Could Save Yours Too
As widely accepted as alcohol and drinking may be, for some people, a drink every now and then can quickly turn into a lifestyle all its own. This is exactly what happens for someone who’s physical, emotional or life circumstance create prime conditions for alcoholism to take hold. AA, or Alcoholics Anonymous, can be a ….
Read more ›Stages Of Change And Motivational Interviewing
One of the difficulties in treating addiction is matching therapy to patient. To some degree, each addict is different. They come with their own unique problems and attitudes. Treatment specialists are always looking for a useful structure to help them “meet the patient where they are.” This is the genesis for the Stages of Change ….
Read more ›Christian 12 Step Programs
The idea behind Christian 12 step programs is more cultural than anything else. Spirituality already plays a strong role in the 12 step model; the difference comes from the language and concepts used. By customizing a program that “speaks” to Christians, the concepts are more easily grasped. Jesus, the power of prayer and the Bible ….
Read more ›12 Ways to Make a 12 Step Program Work for You
To some 12 Step programs, seem easy because they have a clear path to recovery. This is not necessarily true. There is no clear path to recovery, recovery is hard work but there are things that you can do to make it a bit easier on yourself during your 12 Step recovery. 1. Learn the ….
Read more ›How to Walk the 12 Steps Down Recovery Road
Doing the steps is an integral part of the 12 step recovery program. Fortunately, the steps can be broken down into simple smaller pieces so you can understand them easily. This makes the process a bit easier to comprehend, if not to actually do them. Finding the Road to Recovery According to the National Institute ….
Read more ›Comparing My Favorite Part of 12-Step Recovery to Rational Recovery
Twelve-step programs and Rational Recovery are two completely different recovery programs proven useful at treating addiction. While 12-step recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous are more popular and widely known for treating addiction, Rational Recovery offers a unique non-spiritual approach to maintaining abstinence from substances. If you’re currently participating in a 12-step recovery program to ….
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