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Emotional Sobriety

Why is Meditation So Difficult ?

There is a paradox about meditation, in that most types of meditation of themselves are fairly simple to do, but many people find meditation as a practice, or a process, fairly difficult. Sometimes people put […]

Emotional Sobriety

Willing To Go To Any Lengths……

Anyone familiar with this phrase will recognise it from the early part of chapter five of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, which sets out the 12-step program which is the cornerstone of AA’s recovery process. As […]

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Emotional Sobriety

Why Secrets Are So Dangerous

Several slogans and sayings get chucked around in health circles, which some people find helpful, and other people find both helpful and irritating, depending upon their mood. One of the most common sayings, although not […]

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Emotional Sobriety

What is Manipulative Behaviour ?

There are two questions really, what is manipulative behaviour and why is it so damaging? Manipulation is often thought of as being something that most people do in varying degrees to get their own way, […]

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Emotional Sobriety

How Do You Let Go of The Need to Control …..

The need to feel that you are in control of other people, and their actions, can be one of the most debilitating and draining processes in your life. Often people have no conscious sense that […]

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Resources - LGBT

Resources – LGBT

Gay Men in Recovery Manchester (UK) based site with national and internatiol resources for LGBT members   Trevor Project US based site aimed at helping LGBT young people   Tribe   – LGBT support group […]

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Resources - Podcasts

Resources – Podcasts

There is a huge collection of podcasts / mp3 talks available online – some of the older sites that host them have had malware issues in the past, so be careful when downloading any recovery […]

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AA

Resources – Discussion Groups

MIP  – Known as Miracles in Progress, discussion forum for AA, Al-Anon, Coda, Acoa and NA   Sober Recovery  – Huge forum covering all aspects of Recovery, including specific drug topics   Tribe   – […]

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AA

Resources – 12 Step Groups

AA  – Alcoholics Anonymous Al-Anon Family Groups NA – Narcotics Anonymous OA – Overeaters Anonymous DA – Debtors Anonymous      

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12 Step Program

What is the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 and 12

The phrase the 12 and 12 is often used in AA meetings, and refers to a book written and published by one of the co-founders, Bill Wilson, entitled the 12 steps and the 12 traditions.