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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems. Originally proposed by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a method of recovery from alcoholism, the Twelve Steps were first published in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism in 1939. The method was then adapted and became the foundation of other twelve-step programs such as Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Co-Dependents Anonymous and Debtors Anonymous. As summarized by the American Psychological Association, the process involves the following:
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GNU Free Documentation License Has anyone out there QUIT Fox News and Rush in the last six months? Q. Have you started reading news from a variety of sources? Did you go to a Twelve-Step program? Interested in your experience. Asked by Austin W. - Fri Sep 26 09:14:43 2008 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments A. Yes, almost 10 years ago. I was lucky, never got addicted to that garbage. No 12 steps. Just cold turkey. Regards. Answered by iceman - Fri Sep 26 09:24:29 2008 Do you believe in the concept of a 'Higher Power'? Q. Pseudo-psychology groups and twelve-step programs try to pass the concept off as non-theistic. Nonsense. In AA and most other twelve-step programs, "your Higher Power" is more or less a pseudonym for Jesus. Asked by Jane* - Tue Jul 7 15:30:58 2009 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments A. I have no absolute idea whether or not there is a higher power. I do not think that it is necesary to believe in a higher power in order to get and maintain sobriety. Therefore AA's essential premise that at certain times a real alcoholic is powerless to resist and must drink unless he has capitulated to this power, is untrue. I can understand that seventy years ago and even when I got sober, how this utter powerlessness at certain times would appear to be true, but in reality it is not and it certainly does not 'essentially' require the assistance of a higher power, which is an basic 'essential' axiom in AA's philosophy of sobriety. If someone has a religious or spiritual bent then it may be wholly appropiate and their right to… [cont.] Answered by Taf - Fri Jul 10 04:38:39 2009 Should you admit you are powerless over life and that your growth to enlightenment has become unmanageable?
Q. Is it time for a spiritual twelve step program? (spiritual, not religious) Amanda, we aren't as alone as we may think. I've seen natives in the trees. Asked by Rez - Sat Jan 10 09:23:36 2009 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments A. Power over anything is missing the point, yes, but the power of life is quite real...and the power to live is also within reach. So why wouldn't the Light switch also be at your fingertips? Answered by Sunman - Sun Jan 11 00:30:31 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "twelve-step program" From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.
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