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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 ›Developing a Willingness to Change Through Step 6 NA
Step 6 – “Were entirely ready to have our Higher Power remove all these defects of character.” It’s not uncommon for someone to enter into addiction recovery out of necessity rather than will; necessity, as in an ultimatum from a spouse or an employer. While there’s really no bad reason for entering addiction recovery, actually ….
Read more ›12 Ways the 12 Steps of AA Can Change Your Daily Life
Maintaining a sober existence means incorporating certain key practices within your everyday dealings with others and with self. The 12 Steps of AA provide a ready-made plan that can help you overcome addiction’s effects in your daily life. Here are 12 ways the 12 Steps of AA can help you stay sober on a day-to-day ….
Read more ›12-Step after Inpatient Rehab– What’s It Like?
Inpatient rehabilitation is a time for reflection and renewal. With intense individual and group therapy, some patients often feel that they are building themselves into an entirely new person. Issues that were stuffed into deep emotional pockets and coated with alcohol or other substances are uncovered. Managing the mire of emotions takes time and ongoing ….
Read more ›Are There Any 12 Step Alternatives?
The spiritual and group aspects of 12 step programs are not for everyone. Some people are just not suited for the environment that these programs provide. In this case, there are many alternatives to the traditional 12 step programs and beliefs. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, there are many traditional ….
Read more ›What Is the Big Book?
If you’re new to the 12 steps, you’re bound to hear references to the Big Book at just about every meeting you attend. But what is it? And why is it so important in AA and other 12 step programs? While everyone calls it the Big Book, what they’re actually referring to is the book ….
Read more ›Can you Cure Addiction Using the 12 Steps?
Grappling with an addiction is hard work. The more that it grows, the more preoccupied you become with it, the more it takes over your reality, and the more you find yourself facing negative consequences in every aspect of your life. It is probably one of the worst feelings you have ever had to endure. ….
Read more ›8 Common 12 Step Recovery Groups
When it comes to 12 step programs, there’s no doubt the meetings and recovery support help addicts and alcoholics remain sober. But with so many options, it can be difficult to know which 12 step program you should choose, yet getting the right program can make or break an individual’s recovery. To help make the ….
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