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Addiction & Recovery

tavalon

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13. I prefer to say that the 12 steps help me to save my own life

Reply to Little Star (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 01:07 PM

Feb 2012

Well, my higher power as I understand my higher power has also helped greatly. But remember, Alanon can be there, but we do the work. It's simple but not easy. It's one of the hardest jobs but it's empowering to let go and let ______. To understand that my life has become unmanageable because of the addiction may sound unempowering but it leads to empowerment.

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I'm just wondering... [View all] Little Star Dec 2011 OP

I feel like we had Alanon folks in the old DU group. wildeyed Dec 2011 #1

I would think so cally Dec 2011 #2

Yes, we have CODA issues here.. Stuart G Dec 2011 #3

As a recovering superwoman, tavalon Feb 2012 #15

Al-anon here. MrsBrady Dec 2011 #4

Alanon saved my life. I was a raving lunitic! n/t Little Star Dec 2011 #5

Another Al-Anon here. I started in Adult Children way back, raccoon Dec 2011 #6

Yep. That stinkin thinkin of mine keeps popping up.. Little Star Dec 2011 #7

I spent three years in CoDA, 14 years ago tavalon Dec 2011 #11

It's funny (not ha ha) tavalon Feb 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Star Dec 2011 #9

I prefer to say that the 12 steps help me to save my own life tavalon Feb 2012 #13

What you said! Little Star Dec 2011 #8

It better be tavalon Dec 2011 #10

That's my addiction and yeah, it's as horrible as any of the others. tavalon Feb 2012 #12