Anonymity — Out of Date?
...isn’t TikTok and influencer culture undeniably afflicted with far too much of,that same “ambition and illegitimate pride” that AA’s founders felt they must avoid?
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Fellowship in Action
…knowing where to go, how to get there, who to talk with, and what to say, can be invaluable in terms of reconstructing a life.
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A Case of Anxiety
She began to recognize how vulnerable everyone was to something about which so little was understood.
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Recovery Quarantine
We just expected people to get well faster, only because they were no longer bombarding their brains with chemicals.
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Anonymity Dilemma
…struggles can actually serve as a disincentive to someone who knows you and is now beginning to peer uncertainly up their own long and bumpy road of life change.
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What My Treatment Center Did Right
Treatment is a formative time for a recovering addict—the ideas that seem to save us end up staying with us.
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Working the Steps
I’m constantly focused on acknowledging things I can’t control. I turn it over to my HP just like I used to do with the desire to drink.
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Faith of a Different Sort
True religious fanaticism is, in my experience, quite different from the sort of spiritual practice we find in most 12 Step groups.
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Witnessing
You understand, on an emotional level, that you’re not really alone, and that everyone isn’t looking down on you for being who you are.
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Working the Program
Maybe for some individuals, whose goal is simply to get off drugs and meet like-minded people, a 12 Step fellowship fits the bill better than, say, the local church or civic group.
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A Brief Rant About the Internet
The idea is to collect hits, and that happened the moment you clicked the link. Ad revenue is what it’s all about. The more clicks, the more they can charge.
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12 Step is Holistic
It’s a spiritual program that addresses emotional growth alongside behavior change.
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Good Practice Over Bad Habit
If you’re not fighting your own conscience, you feel better about yourself, and conflicts with others diminish, too.
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