12-Step program
Sponsors Are NOT Your Higher Power
One of the most difficult lessons for those new to 12 Step programs to learn is the fact that, sooner or later, their sponsors will let them down. Why? Two reasons: newcomers tend to put their sponsors on pedestals, and sponsors are only human. But rather than seeing this as a limitation, try to look at it as …
What are “The 12 Steps?”
The 12 Steps are the instructions on how to break-free from addicition. In the original steps, they only referred to alcohol, but they have since been adapted to work for any “drug of choice.” The 12 Steps are taken directly from The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (see “12-Step Links” on the side of this …
“RARELY” Have We Seen A Person Fail…
Assuming that this program won’t work for us is probably the most obvious lie that we tell ourselves because it is staring us in the face the moment we so much as think about joining a 12 Step program. The irony is that the 12 Steps have a better track record than pretty-much any other type of addiction …