Partners of Alcoholics
Partner’s Criticism Linked to Alcoholic Relapse A new study published in Behavior Therapy apparently confirms that Al-Anon’s purpose of offering “understanding and encouragement” to those with drinking problems is best approach family members can take in dealing with the situation. The study, conducted by William Fals-Stewart of the State University of New York at Buffalo, …∞
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Wellbriety Recovery for Native Americans
Wellbriety – Continuing a Legacy of Resistance … Implementing a Vision for Healing Wellbriety means to be both sober and well. It’s a word translating a term from the language of the Passamaquoddy Nation of Maine as given by an elder in the mid 1990s. It describes a natural evolution of the recovery process. The …∞
Posted in 12 Step Fellowships, Addictions, Codependency, Drugs, Faith, Family, Higher Power, Men, Relationships, Sobriety, Spirituality, Women, Youth and tagged Native sobriety, Wellbriety. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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And Be Happy!
When I first came to Alcoholics Anonymous I quite quickly grasped the two concepts that have been the foundations of my sobriety, the One Day At A Time (ODAAT) principle, and lots of Meetings. For a few years this seemed enough, and indeed these two simple ideas are enough to keep me sober. But then …∞
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Thirteenth Stepping
Thirteenth Stepping occurs when a person in recovery makes sexual overtures to a vulnerable person, a newcomer or someone newly sober, sometimes under the guise of “sponsoring” or working with the newcomer. it violates the principle that we should help others without expectation of reciprocity or return favors, sexual or otherwise. it taints the apparent …∞
Posted in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Men, Sexuality, Sobriety, Women and tagged newcomer, sexual overtures, Thirteenth Stepping, vulnerable. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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The Serenity Prayer & Serenity
Alcoholics Anonymous members have made the Serenity prayer part of recovery. It asserts five basic elements of the recovery program. A belief in something other than ego-self Serenity – one of the goals of recovery Acceptance of …, e.g., loss of control Courage to make changes Wisdom of recovery that is gained from other members, …∞
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A.A.’s FREEDOMS
I Craved Freedom First, freedom to drink; later, freedom from drink. The A.A. program of recovery rests on a foundation of free choice. There are no mandates, laws or commandments. A.A.’s spiritual program, as outlined in the Twelve Steps, and by which I am offered even greater freedoms, is only suggested. I can take it …∞
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AA’s Twelve Steps teach people to live without resentment
The Big Book of “Alcoholics Anonymous” includes the story of a woman whose drinking landed her in jail twice and nearly ruined her third marriage. Her final drunk, she recalls, lasted 60 days around the clock. “It was my intention, literally, to drink myself to death,” she said. Joining AA saved her life, largely because …∞
Posted in 12 Step Fellowships, Alcoholics Anonymous, Codependency, Emotions, Faith, Healthy, Higher Power, Sobriety, Spirituality and tagged drunk, jail, number one offender, resentment, self-pity. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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