Identification—”How to share an effective ‘war’ story or How to Qualify as an Addict. The message which can interest and hold these alcoholic (addicted) people must have depth and weight (our lack of control) (AA p. xxviii). Tell them (newcomers) enough about your drinking (using, acting-out) habits, symptoms, and experiences to encourage them to speak of themselves. (AA p. 91) Tell them how baffled you were, how…
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12 Steps in 4 Hours
Last Sunday of the month, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) Cocaine Anonymous Around the World Clock Pacific Standard Time (PDT) Eastern Standard Time (EDT) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) British Standard Time (BST) Central European Summer Time (CEST) [w_clock tz=’America/Los_Angeles’ f=’LL LTS’] [w_clock tz=’America/New_York’ f=’LL LTS’] [w_clock tz=’UTC’ f=’LL LTS’] [w_clock tz=’Europe/London’ f=’LL…
Relapse was unthinkable…What happened?
“It only takes a few hours to learn “how it works” and the rest of our lives to practice it!” Having worked with addicts from all over the world, the reasons for relapse amongst those with sobriety time seems to always point to same conditions–they stopped working their program. This share is a synopsis of…
The Myth of A.A. Identification: The Jay-Walker Story, A Case for Using the Big Book for Any and All Addictions
Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. There’s a well known saying in A.A. that “only an alcoholic can identify with another alcoholic.” That’s why we have hundreds of different 12 Step fellowships—Alcoholics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Codependents Anonymous, Food Anonymous, Sex, Love Addicts Anonymous…
Confessions of a Big Book Sponsor
I am a Big Book Sponsor. I practice the 12 Step Program as outlined in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, the original recipe for recovery as practiced by the original 100 who recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. By working the Twelve Step program as described in the Big Book…