Archive for September, 2008
I’m a Clergyman Alcoholic in AA
My name is Michael and I’m a clergy alcoholic in AA
I am a Roman Catholic priest, a pastor of souls with the title of monsignor. I am also an alcoholic. A few months ago, I celebrated an anniversary of ordination. A month before that, I celebrated a more important anniversary, my fourth as a member [...]
What is codependency?
The term “codependency” was coined more than 20 years ago by authors who studied the negative impact of drug and alcohol use on families. Since then, use of the term has been expanded to include a pattern of psychologically unhealthy behaviors that are learned by individuals as a way of coping with a family environment [...]
Winner Takes All
Winner Takes All
"In working the 12-steps, my life changed.
I think differently today; I feel different today.
I am new. We have a sign at the A.A. meetings I go to that says, ’Expect a Miracle.’
My sobriety is full of miracles."
© 2001, AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous, page 380
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Dysfunctional family
Dysfunctional family A
dysfunctional family is a
family in which conflict,
misbehaviour and even
abuse on the part of
individual members of the
family occur continually,
leading other members to
accommodate such actions.
Children sometimes grow
up in such families with the
understanding that such an
arrangement is normal.
Dsyfunctional familes are
most often a result of the
alcoholism, substance
abuse, or other addictions
of parents, parents’;
untreated mental
illnesses/defects or
personality disorders, or
the parents emulating their
own dysfunctional parents
and dsyfunctional family
experiences. Behavior
patterns Dysfunctional
family members have
common symptoms and
behavior patterns as a
result of their common
experiences within the
family structure. This tends
to
Fellowship
Fellowship The fellowship
between members of 12-
Step programs is the main
way in which we find out
about how we regain a
sense of reality and
freedom from our
addictions. It is often said
by members ‘A problem
shared is a problem
halved’;. This wonderful
analogy of bird formation
replicates the ‘uplifting’;
experience we have when
we work together to solve
a common problem. As
each bird flaps its wings, it
creates an ‘uplift’; for the
following bird. By following
in a ‘V’; formation the
whole flock adds about
70% greater flying range
than if flying alone. The
first word of the first of the
12-Steps ‘We’; sums it up
I’m a Jewish Alcoholic in AA
My name is George and I’m a Jewish alcoholic in AA
A startling, four-color advertising poster appeared some time ago in the New York subways. Staring at the viewer was a “typical Irish cop” about to eat a luscious delicatessen sandwich on Levy’s rye bread, and the legend was “You don’t have to be Jewish to [...]
Carbohydrates Connected to Alcoholism
Researchers have found more evidence that the brain chemical serotonin is linked to alcoholism, Reuters reported.
Researchers at the Royal Ottawa Hospital in Ontario, Canada, found that alcohol increases the body’s levels of serotonin, and that some alcoholics may drink to raise serotonin. Low levels of the brain chemical also may be the reason behind why [...]
AA Voices From the Past MP3 Tracks
The Akron Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Archives has been blessed with stewardship of a substantial, rare collection of recorded speaker “leads” dating back to the early days of our fellowship.
Currently there are over 400 of these talks representing a treasure of early AA history, many in their original form on cassettes or reel-to-reel [...]
Alcoholism Affects Hearing and Balance
Alcoholism: effects on the inner ear and sense of balance
Several toxic drugs are harmful to the human being and lead to problems such as tinnitus, many types of hearing loss, and vertigo. Alcohol is among the main agents considered toxic.
Aim: To study the effects of alcoholism in the inner ear and sense of balance.
Materials and [...]
Conscious contact with a Higher Power
Step Eleven: Cultivating conscious contact with a Higher Power
In 1938, an alcoholic stockbroker named Bill W. declared his intention to write a book about an obscure new program of recovery from alcoholism. The program, which included twelve suggested steps, was unabashedly spiritual. Bill’s goal was to present this aspect of the program in [...]
