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    • Posted on January 26, 2013 at 10:39 pm by Sparrow Last modified by Sparrow on January 28, 2013 at 6:45 am.

    Me, Myself and I
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    What is the purpose of the 12 Steps? All addicts, alcoholics, compulsive gamblers, sex addicts and codependents have the following focus – Me, Myself and I. This one of the main motivations for seeking treatment or recovery. This ‘me, myself and I’ focus is hurting too much. The addiction no longer works to relieve the …∞

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    Posted on September 2, 2012 at 11:57 am by Sparrow

    A Dry Drunk?
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    Alcoholics Anonymous informally refers to the alcoholic who has stopped drinking, but who still demonstrates the same alcoholic attitudes and behaviors, as a “dry drunk.”

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    Posted on July 10, 2012 at 12:58 pm by Sparrow

    AA’s Twelve Steps teach people to live without resentment
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    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 …∞

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    Posted on April 16, 2012 at 12:33 am by Sparrow Last modified by Sparrow on April 17, 2012 at 7:49 am.

    We do not achieve acceptance quickly
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    The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series Our basic recovery concept in 12 Step Fellowships that never loses its power to work miracles is the concept called acceptance. We do not achieve acceptance in a moment. We often have to work through a mirage of feelings – sometimes anger, outrage, shame, self-pity, or sadness. …∞

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    Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:08 am by Sparrow and modified on March 11, 2012 at 4:08 am.

    Self-Forgiveness Healing the Inner Child

    For the next thirty days let go of your self anger, self blaming, self hatred, self disgust, and self-pity by spending time in front of a mirror using this script. Self Forgiveness Mirror Script This script can be equally used by alcoholics, addicts, ACOA’s and co-dependents. There does not seem to be any conflict with …∞

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    Posted on February 22, 2010 at 10:03 pm by Sparrow and modified on February 22, 2010 at 10:10 pm.

    Challenge your Internal Struggle Against Recovery
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    Most people trying to overcome an addiction soon realize that recovery is not spontaneous. It requires discipline and patience, and therein lies the problem with recovery. Addiction’s lure is its promise of immediate gratification, the quick feel-good. Being addicted means relying on immediate gratification and, as the pattern of addiction continues, our ability to delay …∞

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    Posted on December 20, 2009 at 12:26 pm by Sparrow and modified on February 13, 2010 at 6:00 am.

    12 Promises of Drinking or Drugging
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    The Promises of Alcohol and Drug Addiction If we are casual with this phase of our development, we will be drunk before we are halfway through. We are going to know a new imprisonment and a new misery. We will relive the past and won’t be able to shut the door on it. We will …∞

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