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- Alcoholics Anonymous History Study with "Conference-approved" Foundations - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A.A. History Studies with “Conference-approved” Foundations Dick B. © 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved The Problem with a Clear-cut Solution Fear has often ruled in the minds of those who understand the importance in their recovery of studying, learning, and applying the highly ...
Views: 44 - Our Latest Recovery Meetings and Coalition Participants - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A Great Close to Our Southern California Meetings Dick B. © 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved Ken and I are back in Maui and excited over the many meetings we had in Southern California from LAX, Redondo Beach, North Hollywood, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Santa Ana, to three hotels – Best ...
Views: 142(2 votes) - the first and still the best-- a simple and straightforward guide to doing the 12 steps - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriThe old-timers know the best. The members of the first 12 step programs worked hard and collaborated on many booklets and pamphlets. One of the efforts was the creation of a 12 step workbook. The Little Red Book* was the original book for doing the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. It was ...
Views: 188(2 votes) - Alcoholics Anonymous Origins and Early History:What the Searchights Reveal (Part 3) - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Alcoholics Anonymous Origins and Early History What the Searchlights Reveal Part Three By Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved Darkness, Be Gone! Let There Be Light If there is one thing I believe for sure about Alcoholics Anonymous, as I have experienced A.A., for ...
Views: 263(3 votes) - Suggested Guide for Recovery Groups: "Old School" A.A. Pattern - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A Suggested Guide for Recovery Groups and Meetings Patterned on Early AA Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved P. O. Box 837 Kihei, HI 96753-0837 (808 874 4876) email: dickb@dickb.com URL: http://www.dickb.com/index.shtml Introductory Comment For the past three of four ...
Views: 180(2 votes) - How Bob Costas Changed My Life. - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Jeff WheelerHave you ever had anybody make a huge impact in your life without even realizing it? Bob Costas has changed my life and here’s how: Integrity and morals. It sounds pretty simple but let me explain. My name is Jeff Wheeler, Manager of Hollywood Motor Company in St. Louis Missouri. Now I know what ...
Views: 191(2 votes) - Finding God in A.A., N.A., and Recovery from Addictions - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Alcoholics Anonymous History and a Relationship with God By Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved Moving from Being “in Recovery” to Having “Recovered” Would you like to recover from alcoholism and addiction? Do you believe that God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, ...
Views: 171(2 votes) - Impaired No More: Why Early A.A. Succeeded (The Core Ideas) - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Impaired No More Why Early A.A. Succeeded and How You Can Too By Dick B. Copyright 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved The Core Ideas • Old Testament healings by the power of God: Ex 15:26; Ps 103:3. • The healings of Jesus: Matt 4:23; Acts 10:38. • Healings by the Apostles and ...
Views: 289(2 votes) - What Defines A Holistic Drug Detox Rehab Program? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 from Corey AveryThere are as many different approaches to treating drug addiction, as there are drugs. The holistic drug detox philosophy involves the transformation of the total person, as opposed to only dealing with the symptom, which is the addiction. Underlying the addiction is an assumption that the ...
Views: 212(3 votes) - How Can Failure Work For You? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2011 from Ryan BennettUsing Failure To Get What You Want In Life We all like failure as much as we like a punch in the face. Learning to use failure to get what you want in life is one of the most important tools one can ever learn in their lifetime, and the reason why is we fail way more than we succeed. By ...
Views: 324(2 votes) - Are you searching for the right Mobility Aids for your needs? - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2011 from Jessica ThomsonAs we get older, we often need a little more help with day to day tasks, and using mobility aids is a great way for people to still live an active and full life but ensure they do not have to struggle with previously simple jobs, like getting dressed or going to the bathroom. The right ...
Views: 191(1 vote) - Alcoholism: Disease Or Spiritual Crisis? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Instant Advice Network ianchat.comIt may be appalling to watch high school students or college kids getting wasted. And it's easy to wonder how grown adults can cling to a habit as destructive as alcoholism. But drinking in excess has an important role in our culture. For many people, alcohol plays its first important role as a ...
Views: 342(3 votes) - Alcoholics Anonymous History: Silkworth: The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Silkworth: The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks A Contemporary Perspective Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved An Introductory Look at Silkworth as One of A.A.’s “Co-founders” William Duncan Silkworth, Jr., was born in Brooklyn on July 22, 1873. His family remembers him as a ...
Views: 257(2 votes) - Signs Of Alcohol Abuse: When Use Becomes abuse. - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2011 from Charles SomerMany people often wonder what alcohol abuse is and what the signs of alcohol abuse are? While most people will find that they do drink a single drink every night, they will assume that this doesn't constitute abuse in any form. The truth of the matter is that there are different levels when it ...
Views: 384(2 votes) - Treating Xanax Addiction - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Jenna PopeAddiction to Xanax can be frightening because it's almost impossible to quit on your own. But how could something that feels so good be bad for you? It's bad for you because it is highly addicting. Progressively, you need more and more of the drug to feel the same effect that you felt in the ...
Views: 244(2 votes) - How to Get Help for an Alcohol Problem - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Jenna PopeAlcoholism starts with loss of control. The person's behavior violates his values, causing remorse, which then triggers denial. Because of denial, there is unresolved emotional pain. This sequence occurs many, many times and ultimately results in chronic emotional pain. The alcoholic must drink ...
Views: 300(2 votes) - Three Very important Questions To Ask About Internet Advertising - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Craig OlsonInternet promoting and advertising is thrilling, difficult, and confusing. It may possibly make or break your internet enterprise career and yet many people who rely upon online advertising haven't obtained a full grasp of the essentials involved in internet marketing. In reality, many web ...
Views: 275(2 votes) - Taking Care of Ourselves is not being egotistic... - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Jeffrey FedererAs many of you know, at the end of March, we had our seminar “The Eleven Principles of Transformation” and one of the issues we explored (principle VI) was the value of taking care of oneself. Many people think that paying attention to our needs is being egotistic, and forget about what they ...
Views: 305(2 votes) - How to Journal Your Way to Authenticity in 12-Step Recovery - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Debi WackerAt a recent meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, a young woman brought up the topic of anger to be discussed. She wanted to know how to get over her feelings of resentment over being an alcoholic. New to sobriety, the woman expressed her dismay over other “normal” people’s ability to handle liquor ...
Views: 285(2 votes) - Why I Meditate - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Judy MilinowskiAlternative Stress Solutions #2 Why I Meditate My spiritual journey officially began many years ago as a result of becoming involved in a Twelve- step program. Al-anon not only saved my life, my marriage, and my sanity. It also opened a door into a world of continuous excitement ...
Views: 410(3 votes) - Dick B. Address to Assn of Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Palm Springs - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN ALCOHOL & DRUG COUNSELORS INSTITUTE Announces the 2011 Annual Christ-centered Addiction Professionals Conference to be held from Friday, September 30th TO Sunday, October 2nd at the Hotel Zoos in beautiful Palm Springs. The Dick B. Address on October 2, ...
Views: 310(2 votes) - Alcohol Awareness Classes Could Help With Peer Pressure - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2011 from Mike MillerHave you ever felt the effects of peer pressure? If you answered no to this question you obviously have lived on an island your entire life without ever having had human interaction! As a counselor for both in class and online drug awareness classes, I often discuss the nature and power of ...
Views: 437(3 votes) - Five Steps to Choosing the Right Addiction Treatment Program - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from Lisa EspichWhen you love somebody struggling with addiction, you pray for the day when he or she agrees to accept treatment. Maybe they reach 'rock bottom' and ask for help, but it's more likely that an ultimatum or plea from family and friends is what pushes them toward making the choice. Regardless of ...
Views: 363(2 votes) - Drug Rehab: Easy Payment & Effective Treatment - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2011 from Jessica ThomsonWhen it comes to drug rehab clinics, there are a number of options. While some of them come with ordinary features, others are specially meant for the executive class. Yes, it is true that will power does play a great role to get rid of any kind of addiction. However, it may be noted this is not ...
Views: 295(1 vote) - Drug Rehab Clinics: Kind Helpers - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2011 from Jessica ThomsonIndividuals who are in the habit of taking ecstasy, heroin, steroids and similar health-hazardous items are the ones who need to get in touch with drug rehab clinics sooner or later. Any form of addiction can have adverse consequences. For instance, addicts of these substances often undergo ...
Views: 222(1 vote) - Basic Ideas About 12 Step Programs - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Sawas DeeToday, we’re glad to be able to avail from so many different means of treating our problems or mental illnesses. There are all sorts of different therapies ,and depending on your personal choice, or your capabilities at the moment, you can choose between the different ways of helping ...
Views: 360(1 vote) - Awake, Refined and Causal: Conditions of Awareness - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Carl ZadelThe main neuroelectric catagories most often investigated in science (Beta, alpha-band, theta-bandwidth, delta-band) exemplify categories of waking, dreaming and sleeping through which we pass every day. Though all brain states are typically normally active throughout the day, beta-band motion ...
Views: 72 - Alcohol Awareness Classes Can Help Free You From Addiction - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Mike MillerWhat is great about being American? What do we have that people all over the world, including here in the good old USA cherish? In one word, the answer is freedom! As a counselor for both in class and online alcohol awareness classes I often discuss this concept with my students. Of course, ...
Views: 507(2 votes) - 12 Steps to Applying the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Bruce ElderHello, I'd like to share some practices that I know work for me and shape my life for the better. I see these practices change the way people respond to me and occurrences that seems to be more than mere chance. I'm talking about using the law of attraction. I first learned of the concept only a ...
Views: 352(2 votes) - After the Insight, Part Two - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2011 from Catherine AumanAfter an important insight into why you act the way you do, the long process of changing your behavior begins, one action at a time. Most people find it difficult to change without outside support, and if that is you, it doesn’t mean you’re weak or wrong in some way, merely a member of the human ...
Views: 467(3 votes) - Addiction in Ongoing Recovery: Getting Acquainted With Middle Ground - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Peggy FergusonThe main task of early recovery is spent in trying to interrupt the momentum of the addiction to achieve sustained abstinence. Most of one's mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual energy is spent on that goal. In ongoing, stable, sustained recovery, the recovering person is no longer ...
Views: 348(1 vote) - The 4 A's of Healthy Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Marty LernerOne of the more challenging aspects of recovery from an eating disorder is learning to “navigate” through our relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. One certainty that exists for people regarding their ongoing relationships prior to entering recovery is that no relationship will ...
Views: 409(2 votes) - Basics of Eating Disorder Recovery - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Marty LernerThere are a few “implied” assumptions I have regarding the basic building blocks to recovering from any addiction – of which I consider most eating disorders to be. Let me be candid and put out there one of the most important assumptions I have – recovering from an eating disorder begins with a ...
Views: 433(2 votes) - What defines an Eating Disorder as an Addiction? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Marty LernerAlthough there has been some controversy as to whether anyone can be "addicted to food" (AKA food addict) or manifest the symptoms of addiction with respect to the other eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders - the following is a list of the criteria appearing in ...
Views: 385(2 votes) - "I'll Quit Tomorrow" - Dealing with Co-Existing "Addictions" - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Marty LernerCross addiction or multiple addictions are a fact of life inherent within the eating disordered community. Many of us come to the rooms of a 12-step program, treatment facility, or related support group intending to tackle our "primary problem" such as alcoholism, drug dependency, or an eating ...
Views: 370(2 votes) - Binaural Beat Sound Therapy For Alcoholism - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Jane Maati SmithYou CAN quit drinking, and you take your life back from alcohol addiction. You can regain your health, have peace of mind, and gain the confidence you need to do the things you really want to do. Simply lay back, close your eyes, and relax; a healthier, happier, longer life can be as easy as ...
Views: 343(1 vote) - Managing Anger. The 5 basics - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2011 from MissGabriel UnterreinerAnger Control and the 5 Elementary Fears Has your anger been that potent that you simply just exploded? Or maybe you didn’t have the knowledge what to do and thoroughly and spiritually shut down from the world round you? The passive aggressive answer. And you may well be questioning what the ...
Views: 383(1 vote) - Alcohol Awareness Classes Can Help You Face the Facts - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2011 from Mike MillerOne of the most famous phrases surrounding alcoholism is that “denial is the first sign.” Of course that is absolute hooey because there are millions of people who abstain completely from alcohol who would deny being an alcoholic. But the facts are the facts. First fact, life-long teetotalers ...
Views: 487(2 votes) - How is Suboxone Treatment Different than Drug Abuse? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Jeffrey StuckertPhysicians who treat opioid addiction also have the option of utilizing 'medication-assisted treatment', and the most common medications used in the treatment of opioid dependence today are methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine (Suboxone). Most people cannot just walk away from opioid ...
Views: 582(2 votes) - Opioid Dependence and Withdrawal - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Jeffrey StuckertA person is said to have physical opioid dependence if they have high 'tolerance' of opioids, meaning they need more of the opioid to get the desired effect. Opioid withdrawal symptoms occur when the substance is stopped. Most patients who seek treatment for opioid addiction also have some ...
Views: 546(2 votes) - Why Everyone in Recovery Must Be Trauma-Informed—For Women and Children's Sake (Part 3) - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Dan GriffinMy passion in looking at men and trauma comes primarily from my personal experience as a young boy, first growing up in a violent alcoholic home and then having to deal with the impact of that trauma long into my thirties — and long into my sobriety. I still have vivid memories sitting on the ...
Views: 570(1 vote) - Me and My Recovery - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2011 from Addict's Friendhttp://www.addictsfriend.com/tara-m---me-and-my-recovery.php by: Tara M. Me And My Recovery The last week has been a very busy week. The school semester is winding down, and finals are here. The pressure I put on myself is so great, today I hold myself to a higher standard. ...
Views: 603(2 votes) - A.A. History-Christian Recovery on YouTube: "dickbchannel" 1st Program Begins Now - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),AA History-Christian Recovery - Commencing Now the Dick B. YouTube Channel Presentation Series Video Name: Dick B. 01ws AA History & Christian Recovery: Introduction URL address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXj3T4E3vo Tune in now if you like! This is the first and ...
Views: 621(2 votes) - The Battle of life is won a poem of reflection - by Submitted on May 31, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriWhen I do your will all is well When I do my will all is hell When I do your will life works well When I do my will life’s a living hell When I do your will I am Free When I do my wil it's about me When I do your will no one is sorry When I do my will I just worry Your ...
Views: 616(1 vote) - Taking A Deeper Look At The Fat Burning Furnace Program - by Submitted on May 31, 2011 from Christopher MohlAs a result of the great number of obese people in the US, a growing number of people are searching for a weight loss program that truly brings results. The Fat Burning Furnace Program is a best-selling weight loss program. In this article, we will discuss the effectiveness of this ...
Views: 328(1 vote) - What is Opioid Addiction? - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Jeffrey StuckertTo first understand opioid addiction, you must first understand what opioids are. The term opioid refers to any drug or chemical that attaches (like a key fits into a lock) to sites in the brain called opioid receptors. The human body makes its own opioids (called endorphins) but the opioids we ...
Views: 576(1 vote) - Why Everyone in Recovery Must Be Trauma-Informed—For Men’s Sake (Part 2) - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Dan GriffinI was recently invited to speak at an event in the same small Virginia town where I started my recovery journey and had the chance to be with some of the people with whom I first got sober 17 years ago. There were the guys I called the Fantastic Four: my first sponsor, my first best friend in ...
Views: 534(1 vote) - Old School A.A. and Old School A.A. Groups Today - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Old School A.A. and Old School A.A. Groups Today Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved Reflections and Suggestions about Pioneer A.A. that Could Help You! Utilize "Old School A.A." Approaches Today There is no real substitute today for beginning with one-on-one sponsorship, ...
Views: 565(2 votes) - Voting the Lord's Prayer out of A.A. Meetings - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Voting the Lord’s Prayer Out of A.A. Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved More and more efforts are being expended by a few members of the A.A. fellowship to move Almighty God out of the A.A. and other 12-Step and "anonymous" meetings. A Common technique is to call for a "group ...
Views: 637(1 vote) - The right way to Find Anxiety and Stress Relief - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Darin BisnerIf you're in search of anxiety and stress relief chances are you'll be feeling frustrated on the quantity of ideas out there. It seems everybody has a solution to reduce these subtle yet powerful influences, which can not only ruin our enjoyment of life however typically trigger health and ...
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