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    • Posted on March 23, 2013 at 8:58 pm by Sparrow

    Anonymity in 12 Step Fellowships
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    Traditionally, 12 Step Fellowship members have always taken care to preserve their anonymity at the “public” level: press, radio, television, and films. In the early days of the original 12 Step Fellowship, Alcoholics Anonymous, when more stigma was attached to the term “alcoholic” than is the case today, this reluctance to be identified – and …∞

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    Posted on December 12, 2012 at 1:58 am by Sparrow

    Sober as Deviant
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    The Stigma of Sobriety and How Some “Stay Dry” on a “Wet” Campus All alcoholics and their co-dependents have experienced stigma. Indeed one of the reasons for not attending Alcoholics anonymous or Al-anon is the fear of social stigma. The attached article explains how and why stigma is cast on non drinkers. Social scientists have …∞

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    Posted on September 26, 2012 at 10:08 am by Sparrow

    AA and Judaism
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    The fellowships of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Al-Anon are of inestimable value in the recovery from alcoholism and chemical dependency. Not infrequently, there is a resistance on the part of Jews to participate on the grounds that these programs have a religious orientation that is non-Jewish. Let us first dispense with some extraneous objections. …∞

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    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 1:46 pm by Sparrow and modified on January 13, 2012 at 12:30 am.

    Stigma and Alcoholism
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    There is no physical or psychiatric condition more associated with social disapproval and discrimination than alcohol and/or other drug (AOD) dependence. Alcoholism/ addiction-related social stigma constitutes a major obstacle to personal and family recovery, contributes to pushing addiction professionals to the fringes therapy and their organizations, and limits the funding and community provisions allocated to …∞

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    Posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:32 am by Sparrow

    10 Masturbation Myths
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    Dismiss the stigma attached to masturbation. People in early recovery from alcoholism, addiction and co-dependency are often advised to avoid new relationships that involve emotional ups and owns. These people may also be fearful of masturbation to relieve the natural urges and processes of being human. This article puts to rest some of the guilt …∞

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    Posted on April 17, 2010 at 8:47 pm by Sparrow and modified on February 27, 2012 at 12:17 pm.

    Cross Dressing – Myths and Facts
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    Cross dressing is a much more common practice than most people would imagine.

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